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With all the uncertainty going on in the world right now, one thing that is certain is that COVID-19 is not stopping the gorillas from living their best life! Hi everyone, Hayley here! As the Zoo had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close to the public, teams across the Zoo had to come … Continue reading "What’s it like when the Zoo’s closed?"

If all the grocery store madness we’ve seen lately is any indication – water is a very valuable resource! We need water to drink, cook, wash our hands, clean off surfaces, water our plants and so much more. However, water is not an infinite resource, and we should all be thinking of ways we can … Continue reading "Wisely Using Water"

If you’ve been keeping up with our Keeper Stories lately, you’ll know we have been working on preparing a habitat in Complex Carnivores to welcome our new binturong, Baloo. We added new logs making an arboreal pathway throughout the habitat, a hammock, and several firehose walkways.  In February, Baloo moved in! Once he was in the … Continue reading "Baloo settles in"

The Panda Care Team sometimes gets asked how to tell Ya Lun and Xi Lun apart from each other. They both have some unique physical traits, but they also have very different personalities, and I thought I’d share some of those differences so that if you’re ever at the Zoo, on our social media networks, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, March 9"

Greetings from the Scaly, Slimy and Spectacular! The first species you will encounter upon entering Scaly Slimy Spectacular (as long as you keep your eyes peeled) are two west African slender-snouted crocodiles (Mecistops cataphractus). The reason you may have trouble spotting our two crocodiles (Meci and Babu) is because they spend a lot of time … Continue reading "How do crocodiles stay submerged so long?"

It is well known that in this age of technology children today are growing up with a much larger distance from the natural world than the generations before them. It is also well established through research that exposure to nature has distinctive benefits for youth, both social-emotionally and physically. As educators, we can bridge some … Continue reading "Gardening: Creating classroom connections"

Water scarcity seems like a silly topic to talk about on a planet that has 71% of its surface covered in water. You might even be wondering why you should ever worry about saving water. After all, there are 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth, and that amount always remains constant. Even when … Continue reading "Why should I think about water conservation?"

Many of you may not know that being a Bird Keeper at Zoo Atlanta doesn’t just mean caring for the strange or exotic, but also caring for the hundreds of native birds found all over Zoo grounds. More than 75% of North American songbird populations are in decline, with 1 in 4 birds having disappeared … Continue reading "Teaming up for native birds"

We have been seeing a lot of breeding season-related behaviors from Yang Yang recently. This is typical for this time of year, and although Lun Lun and Yang Yang are no longer breeding, we still see the behaviors we would expect to see from a male giant panda. Being a heavily olfactory (scent) communicating species, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 26"

Hi all! Elephant Keeper Caleb here! Did you know the Elephant Care Team also takes care of the Zoo’s meerkats? It makes sense since they are right across the pathway from the Zambezi Elephant Center! Here at Zoo Atlanta, we currently have five meerkats that are split into two “mobs” – a “mob” is what … Continue reading "Blaze: the meerkat godfather"