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Lulu, a 19-year-old western lowland gorilla, gave birth to an infant on July 24, 2019. The newborn is Lulu’s second surviving offspring and the eleventh for 30-year-old silverback Taz. “Every animal birth is important, and there is an added cause for celebration when the birth is a critically endangered species like the western lowland gorilla,” … Continue reading "WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Lulu, a 19-year-old western lowland gorilla, gave birth to an infant on July 24, 2019. The newborn is Lulu’s second surviving offspring and the eleventh for 30-year-old silverback Taz. “Every animal birth is important, and there is an added cause for celebration when the birth is a critically endangered species like the western lowland gorilla,” … Continue reading "WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Zoo Atlanta welcomes Msholo, an adult male African elephant from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, to the Zambezi Elephant Center at the all-new African Savanna, opening on August 8, 2019. Msholo (mi-SHOW-low), who at 30 years old weighs more than 11,000 pounds, arrived in Atlanta on July 24. He will occupy the Zambezi Elephant … Continue reading "Welcome African elephant Msholo"

Zoo Atlanta welcomes Msholo, an adult male African elephant from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, to the Zambezi Elephant Center at the all-new African Savanna, opening on August 8, 2019. Msholo (mi-SHOW-low), who at 30 years old weighs more than 11,000 pounds, arrived in Atlanta on July 24. He will occupy the Zambezi Elephant … Continue reading "Welcome African elephant Msholo"

Hi everyone! My name is Caleb, and I am the newest member of the Elephant Care Team. Today, I am super-excited to tell you about how the African elephants Kelly and Tara, along with our team, have been spending our time adjusting to our brand-new home in the Zambezi Elephant Center while finishing touches are … Continue reading "Home Sweet Home!"

Two-day cultural heritage festival will feature dance, music, storytelling and more on July 27 and 28. WHAT: Travel the globe at the fourth-annual Wild World Weekend, the signature two-day cultural heritage festival at Zoo Atlanta, on Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28. The event will highlight the cultures and biodiversity of Africa, Asia and … Continue reading "Wild World Weekend"

Have you ever heard someone say, “Goats can eat anything”? Although goats do like to explore things with their mouths, this is actually not true – they can be surprisingly picky! Goats get their reputation for eating almost anything because they like to walk around and sample a wide variety of foods, as opposed to … Continue reading "What goats (really!) eat"

On May 4th, in the middle of the night, our crowned lemurs Sava and Xonsu welcomed an infant. Infant lemurs spend a lot of time attached to their mothers, and in fact usually don’t even try to explore away from mom until they are 2 months old. While we did know the infant’s sex before … Continue reading "Meet Chewie!"

Save on advance tickets to Zoo Atlanta’s signature wine event. WHAT: Early-bird tickets are on sale now for Sippin’ Safari presented by Groupon, coming up Saturday, September 21, 2019. The fourth-annual signature event will feature wine sampling, bites from local restaurants, live music on stages throughout the Zoo, evening wildlife viewing and more for guests … Continue reading "Get early-bird tickets to Sippin’ Safari"

Last year about this time I told you about the banding workshop I was able to attend on Hurricane Island off the coast of Maine. Last week I was able to attend the advanced portion of the workshop, this time at the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in northern Minnesota.  The workshops are hosted by … Continue reading "Learning more about bird banding"