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Hey everyone, my name is AJ, one of the members of the Hoofstock Animal Care Team. If you’ve been to the Zoo lately, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the incredibly curious and ever-growing rhino calf, Zuri! As of this blog, Zuri is nearly 8 months old and weighs in right around 800 pounds, a … Continue reading "What it takes to raise a rhino!"

Bring electronics to the Zoo with a two-week campaign and a single-day recycling event  ATLANTA – August 19, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta is hosting opportunities for Members and guests to promote sustainability, de-clutter their lives, and contribute to conservation by recycling electronics.    Starting Monday, August 19 and continuing through Friday, August 30, 2024, visitors can bring … Continue reading "RECYCLE ELECTRONICS AT ZOO ATLANTA TO HELP SAVE WILDLIFE"

Bring electronics to the Zoo with a two-week campaign and a single-day recycling event  ATLANTA – August 19, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta is hosting opportunities for Members and guests to promote sustainability, de-clutter their lives, and contribute to conservation by recycling electronics.    Starting Monday, August 19 and continuing through Friday, August 30, 2024, visitors can … Continue reading "RECYCLE ELECTRONICS AT ZOO ATLANTA TO HELP SAVE WILDLIFE"

Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar opens its doors again with the return of one of our favorite over-21 events!

Nutella, a Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth at Zoo Atlanta, gave birth to an infant on August 9, 2024. The newborn is the second offspring of Nutella, 7, and male Cocoa, 31.   The gestation period for sloths is unusually long for the animal kingdom at 11 to 12 months; however, pregnancies are not easily confirmed. Nutella’s firstborn, … Continue reading "SLOTH BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Nutella, a Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth at Zoo Atlanta, gave birth to an infant on August 9, 2024. The newborn is the second offspring of Nutella, 7, and male Cocoa, 31.   The gestation period for sloths is unusually long for the animal kingdom at 11 to 12 months; however, pregnancies are not easily confirmed. Nutella’s firstborn, … Continue reading "SLOTH BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

We’ve mentioned in recent updates that some of the female pandas have been going through pseudopregnancy, a normal phenomenon with female giant pandas wherein their bodies undergo hormonal changes that are similar to pregnancy, although none of our pandas are pregnant. (If you’re not caught up, please see our blog and social media updates from … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Thursday, August 8"

WHAT: Zoo Atlanta will host City of Atlanta and Fulton County Family Days presented by PNC on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11, 2024. On these two dates, residents of the City of Atlanta or Fulton County or employees of the City of Atlanta Government or Fulton County Government will enjoy free admission for two … Continue reading "CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY FAMILY DAYS PRESENTED BY PNC"

WHAT: Zoo Atlanta will host City of Atlanta and Fulton County Family Days presented by PNC on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11, 2024. On these two dates, residents of the City of Atlanta or Fulton County or employees of the City of Atlanta Government or Fulton County Government will enjoy free admission for … Continue reading "CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY FAMILY DAYS PRESENTED BY PNC"

Shoes. An important part of any animal care professional’s tool kit is their shoes, and this is a subject that you are likely to see some of the most opinions on, well, outside of which type of work lunch is best (the correct answer to that is: free). To take the best care of their … Continue reading "Shoes matter!"