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The weaning process for Ya Lun and Xi Lun is now complete, and the girls are now living independently from Lun Lun. As you know from following our updates, this process started more than two weeks ago, with a gradual increase of time Lun Lun and the twins spent apart during the day and/or overnight. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 7"

We have a guest blogger for this posting! Our intrepid Primate Cognition Intern, Liam Kelly, has prepared a summary focusing on bachelor groups of gorillas. Fascinating stuff, taking place right here at Zoo Atlanta. See below, and enjoy! – Joe Mendelson, PhD, Director of Research Some of the most impressive individuals here at Zoo Atlanta … Continue reading "Pioneering research in gorilla behavior"

You may or may not know that Zoo Atlanta is home to one of the largest western lowland gorilla populations in any North American zoo. Our population is made up of 20 individuals within five separate groups. Three of these groups are what we call bachelor groups, which are made up of only subadult and … Continue reading "The specialized care of bachelor gorillas"

The weaning process is almost complete, and everything has gone how we expected. Unless they want to nurse, the cubs have shown very little interest toward their mom. Since she is spending more time away from the cubs, Lun Lun is naturally producing less milk. Warm milk is more comforting and an easy meal, so … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, March 5"

With International Women’s Day just around on the corner on March 8, I wanted to highlight a couple of our hardworking women in science and conservation here at Zoo Atlanta: Hayley Murphy, DVM, Vice President of Animal Divisions, and Jennifer Mickelberg, PhD, Vice President of Collections and Conservation. Promoting conservation and science is a key … Continue reading "Women in Science"

Have you ever wondered what an elephant’s skin feels like? How about what it’s like to care for 200 different birds? We offer a range of unique behind-the-scenes education experiences that can help you answer these questions! Our Wild Encounters and Keeper for a Day programs are the perfect addition to any Zoo visit and … Continue reading "Animal Immersion Programs"

Have you ever thought about where the design for Velcro came from? Or what flamingos and water filters have in common? There’s a good chance that the objects that you use daily were inspired by something in nature. To survive, plants and animals are constantly adapting to their environment through natural selection. They are the … Continue reading "Bio-inspired Design"

Name: Jenail Marshall Position Title: Interpretive Programs Supervisor Education: Bachelor of Arts – Anthropology Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: Four years! Tell us about your job and any projects you are working on. I am responsible for the development, evaluation and facilitation of interpretive programming on Zoo grounds. I want … Continue reading "Career Corner: Jenail Marshall"

Lun Lun, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun are continuing to do well during their time apart this week. The girls are eating, sleeping, and playing together. As Jen mentioned on Wednesday, we are giving the girls some extra attention, enrichment and feedings. Yesterday, we gave each panda an ice block filled with fruit and sugarcane. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, February 23"

Our good colleague, Dr. David Hu at Georgia Tech and his students are often at Zoo Atlanta. Setting up their expensive hi-tech and high-speed cameras, or a just a GoPro, all around the Zoo to record—quite simply—what the animals do. Then the subject the videos to months of analyses and mathematical models that would stump … Continue reading "Nature’s engineers"