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Tickets are on sale now for Cookies with Santa – Santa’s annual stop in the home of more than 1,000 animals from around the world – on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, 2021. This year, Santa parks his sleigh in the new Michael & Thalia Carlos Ballroom in Savanna Hall. Come dressed in … Continue reading "Tickets now on sale for Cookies with Santa"

When I was very young, I used to think that when a bird molted its feathers, that meant it dropped every feather at once and was running about looking like a plucked chicken. Thankfully, I quickly figured out that this was not the case, and that feather molting in birds is in fact a complicated … Continue reading "Feather molting … what does it mean?"

The Zoo Atlanta community is saddened to share that Abu the giraffe has died. At 16, Abu was the oldest member of the Zoo’s giraffe herd and was considered geriatric. The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams had been monitoring Abu closely in recent days following a sharp decline in his health. Given his poor prognosis … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta mourns loss of Abu"

Halloween is coming up, and we’re all excited for this spooky time of year! For many of us it’s a time to don costumes, get silly or scary, and go to gatherings with friends or get candy from neighbors. At the Zoo, we celebrate the last two weekends of October with Boo at the Zoo! … Continue reading "Who’s calling who creepy?"

Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome Kiazi, our first female white rhinoceros, to the Zoo. Kiazi traveled from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California. You may ask, how does one transport a rhino?  When over land, the safest method of transport is in a travel crate built to hold a rhino, which is … Continue reading "An exciting welcome to Kiazi!"

19-year-old female from San Diego has been recommended to join male Zoo member Mumbles Zoo Atlanta received some very special cargo on October 11, 2021, with the arrival of Kiazi, a 19-year-old female southern white rhinoceros. Kiazi comes to Zoo Atlanta most recently from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California. Her move to … Continue reading "Welcome Kiazi the Southern White Rhino"

19-year-old female from San Diego has been recommended to join male Zoo member Mumbles Zoo Atlanta received some very special cargo on October 11, 2021, with the arrival of Kiazi, a 19-year-old female southern white rhinoceros. Kiazi comes to Zoo Atlanta most recently from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California. Her move to … Continue reading "Welcome Kiazi the Southern White Rhino"

Thinking back to movies and TV shows I enjoyed growing up, many of them included non-human primate actors. Primates are cute, funny, and smart. It is understandable that they would be considered entertaining. Although a small factor, use in the entertainment industry is a potent driving force for primate wildlife trade worldwide. Unfortunately, the price … Continue reading "“No Animals Harmed”… the price of fame"

Here at Zoo Atlanta, we are lucky enough to care for the only drill monkeys in North America. In the early 2000s, their Species Survival Plan (SSP) made the difficult decision to stop breeding, due to a lack of genetic diversity in the North American population. As time has passed and the population has grown … Continue reading "Drill, mandrill, or baboon?"

Update on our western lowland gorilla population: As a follow-up to the news we shared on Friday, September 10, about the gorillas and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, please check out the update below. Of the 20 gorillas here at the Zoo, 18 have shown clinical signs consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection. As of today, … Continue reading "UPDATE ON GORILLA POPULATION — SEPT 17"