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It’s National Zoo Keeper Week! As you have probably seen on Zoo Atlanta social media recently, this week is about appreciating the hard work of animal care professionals and promoting the occupation as a whole. While I am lucky to get to work with a ton of great Animal Care Team members here at Zoo … Continue reading "Panda updates – Wednesday, July 22"

Things have been busy at the Zoo recently with planning for a new aviary. The Zoo recently received a donation to build this aviary, and if you have been here recently you will have noticed that construction is now underway to get it built. We are extremely grateful for the generous donation that made this … Continue reading "Coming soon: the new Grigsby Aviary"

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Introducing an all-new virtual happy hour featuring some of the most interesting professionals at Zoo Atlanta! Wild on the Rocks is back in a new Zoom format, with monthly programs featuring exclusive make-at-home cocktail recipes. Each month, Zoo experts will present adventures, escapades, and lessons learned in the wild world of wildlife, sharing a themed … Continue reading "WILD ON THE ROCKS RETURNS VIRTUALLY"

Introducing an all-new virtual happy hour featuring some of the most interesting professionals at Zoo Atlanta! Wild on the Rocks is back in a new Zoom format, with monthly programs featuring exclusive make-at-home cocktail recipes. Each month, Zoo experts will present adventures, escapades, and lessons learned in the wild world of wildlife, sharing a themed … Continue reading "WILD ON THE ROCKS RETURNS VIRTUALLY"

Giant pandas are the masters of falling off of things. When I first started taking care of the pandas, I was very surprised at how something so big could fling itself to the ground at full speed, and get up and do it over and over again. Actually, a lot of times when giant pandas … Continue reading "Panda updates – Monday, July 20"

Friday, July 17 As Michelle E. mentioned the other day, the panda office contains monitors that allow us to view multiple spaces throughout the building, which helps us to determine next steps in routine as we check on each bear. One day, while I was checking on everyone, I noticed that Ya Lun was still napping … Continue reading "Panda updates – Friday, July 17"

So many of you tune in to our PandaCam daily, but did you know that we do too? Our office is filled with monitors showing views of the pandas. They show the dayrooms, the outdoor habitats, and the behind-the-scenes dens. It is difficult for us to see directly into the panda dayrooms from behind the … Continue reading "Panda updates – Wednesday, July 15"

Hey guys! Nadia here from the Hoofstock Team. While you’re browsing through Zoo Atlanta’s social media, I’m going to tell you about a whole new meaning of browse – giraffe style! Giraffes spend about 75% of their day eating (same, am I right?). Giraffes are known as mega browsers, meaning that they eat leaves, buds … Continue reading "Browsing with the giraffes"

As you probably recall reading from past panda updates, when Yang Yang is feeling playful, the Panda Care Team can do things like play-chase where we run on our side of the mesh (there’s always a protective barrier between us and a bear), as well as tug-of-war (which always results in Yang winning, of course). … Continue reading "Panda updates – Monday, July 13"