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Necropsy results for Emerson, the 10-year-old male Sumatran tiger who died at Zoo Atlanta on November 8, 2017, have shown that he had cholangiocarcinoma, or cancer of the bile duct. Results further showed that the cancer had metastasized to his abdomen, causing the symptoms the Zoo’s Veterinary Team had been treating prior to his death. … Continue reading "Update on Emerson the Sumatran tiger"

I know we have all been talking about the cubs eating bamboo quite a bit lately, but it’s really the only new thing that is happening right now. They are eating more and more bamboo each day. This past week, they have started eating the culm (or the stem) of the bamboo instead of only … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, December 15"

A few years ago, when I was the Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology, I walked into the old World of Reptiles and the keepers told me that we had a newborn cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus). This was strange, I thought, because we had only a single female cottonmouth in the population. Female snakes are known to sometimes … Continue reading "Who’s your daddy?"

The cubs are acting more and more like adult giant pandas each day. They’re eating bamboo more frequently, interacting with their enrichment, and have been working on simple training behaviors. As the girls get older we are able to see their individuality and preferences show more often, too. They have really gotten into self-anointing, which … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, December 13"

Over the past two months, I have transitioned from working in the Herpetology Department to working with the feathered relatives of reptiles in the Bird Department. Shifting from one department to another is exciting in that you get to share your unique perspective with a whole new group of people and animals. Each day is … Continue reading "Endotherms vs. ectotherms and their care"

Ya Lun and Xi Lun have turned into little bamboo-eating machines! As mentioned in previous updates, it’s really fun to see the cubs grow and reach new milestones. They have been gnawing on and consuming some of the bamboo for quite a while now, but they are really starting to pick up the frequency at … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, December 8"

Did you know on average, Americans produce 25 percent more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s (Environmental Protection Agency)? That’s about 1 million extra tons of trash in our landfills/oceans generated in less than six weeks (EPA). That’s a staggering number but not hard to wrap our heads around when we think about all the … Continue reading "Great tips for a green holiday"

Zoo Atlanta is an amazing place to work! One reason (out of a million) is professional development. I started working for Zoo Atlanta almost two years ago and within my first week on the job, my curator came up to me asking if I was going to apply for the professional development grant. That year … Continue reading "Growing through professional development"

If you watch PandaCam, you might have noticed that lately we have been giving Lun Lun and the cubs access to both Habitat 1 and Dayroom 1 in the mornings. The cubs are getting increasingly more comfortable with the outdoor habitat, and have even been napping in the cave and on the structure the past … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, December 6"

Ya Lun and Xi Lun are eating more bamboo each day. Watching cubs grow up never gets old for me. So far, I’ve seen five of Lun Lun’s previous cubs grow into sub-adults who have all gone through the same stages of development as Ya Lun and Xi Lun have, but I still feel a … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, December 4"