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Tickets available now for reading, Q&A and signing of “Don’t Let Them Disappear” New York Times #1 bestselling author Chelsea Clinton will appear at Zoo Atlanta for a reading, Q&A and signing of her new children’s book “Don’t Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe,” on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 4 p.m. … Continue reading "Chelsea Clinton reading and book-signing event"

If you have visited the panda habitats this week, you may have heard some interesting auditory enrichment. The giant panda building is having some roof repairs done, so workers have been on the roof for a few days making all sorts of noises with their tools. The giant pandas typically aren’t big fans of unfamiliar … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, March 22"

Water is something we often take for granted. For most of us in the United States, we are almost always within walking distance of clean water we could either drink, bathe in, clean dishes, and much more. But water isn’t an endless resource. People living in other countries around the world may have to walk … Continue reading "Don’t Waste Water – We All Need It"

Hi, I’m Jenny, and I’m on the Primate Team here at the Zoo. I’m also the Quarters for Conservation Champion for Drill Ranch, one of the three programs supported by Zoo Atlanta’s Quarters for Conservation in its 2018-2019 program year. If you’ve read my previous updates, you likely have a good idea of what Drill … Continue reading "Update from the field: Drill Ranch"

The infant Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth born to Bonnie on November 4, 2018, is a female and has been named Willow! The Sloth Care Team revealed the infant’s sex and name on March 19, 2019, during a special #TakeoverTuesday on Zoo Atlanta Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Nearly 15,000 votes were cast to decide Willow’s name, which … Continue reading "It’s a girl: willow!"

The sunshine was enjoyed by all of the giant pandas and panda care team this past weekend. It was nice and sunny without being too warm, which is great weather for the giant pandas to spend some time outside! We are seeing a lot of behaviors from Lun Lun and Yang Yang that coincide with … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, March 18"

Hi everyone! Nadia here. I’m writing to you from the Mammal Team! For this blog I’m going to tell you a little bit about what it takes to care for these animals in my area. Our side of the Mammal Team takes care of giraffes, zebras, warthogs, ostriches and a Reeves’s muntjac deer named Marvin. Needless to say, … Continue reading "Training with the savanna animals"

Rainforest Trust is one of the three programs supported in the 2018-2019 program year of Zoo Atlanta’s Quarters for Conservation initiative. As the Quarters for Conservation Champion for Rainforest Trust, I’m glad to get to share an update from Beth Bush, Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving at Rainforest Trust. From Beth: The fossa are … Continue reading "Update from the field: Rainforest Trust"

Name: Sanjana Ramesh Position Title: Exhibit Interpreter III Education: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from University of Georgia Current: Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership: Nonprofit Focus at Mercer University Hometown: Born: Bangalore, India   Grew up: Johns Creek, GA Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: About 2.5 years Tell us about your job and … Continue reading "Career Corner: Exhibit Interpreter"

On March 8, 2018, I had the most amazing opportunity of observing the birth of our youngest Angolan colobus monkey, Gerri. I was busy feeding the monkeys their afternoon diet in their behind-the-scenes area when I noticed Lami, one of the female colobus, acting strange. We had suspected that she was pregnant, so I called … Continue reading "Gerri the Angolan colobus turns 1!"