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If you’ve been to the Zoo Atlanta contact yard, you’ve seen your fair share of our personality-filled goats, but our contact yard also has five sheep, either in quiet time, under the tables, or just lounging on a hay bed. Don’t fret if you haven’t gotten the chance to meet them; our sheep’s favorite time … Continue reading "What is voluntary shearing?"

Birthday season is coming! Many giant pandas are born in the fall, so the four pandas at Zoo Atlanta all have birthdays very close to each other. Lun Lun’s big day is first up on August 25 with her 27th birthday. The twins, Ya Lun and Xi Lun, turn 8 on September 3. Yang Yang … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, July 1"

This program is designed for families with children ages 6+ and features interactive activities, Zoo tours, and opportunities to learn more about wildlife and wild places.

I don’t mean to brag, but working at the Zoo is really cool. Where else can you step outside your office and hear a lion roaring, smell a binturong scent-marking, or see a giant panda munching on bamboo? Like many professional fields, zoos are unique environments that require specialized skills, particular previous experience, and extensive … Continue reading "The wild path to becoming a zoo veterinarian"

It’s a momentous year for Zoo Atlanta’s giant panda program. As we anticipate the pandas’ travels to China later this year, we’re also filled with gratitude as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the giant panda program at Zoo Atlanta. This is an extraordinary legacy, not just in the immense joy the pandas have spread … Continue reading "Celebrating 25 years of pandas"

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to share some fun facts about one of my favorite tortoise species found right here in Zoo Atlanta! It is called the Radiated Tortoise, also known as the Sokake in their native Madagascar. Are you ready? Here we go!  Radiated tortoises are native to the extreme south and southwestern parts … Continue reading "Radiant Sokake Stars"

After-hours summer cocktail series kicks off on Friday, June 21  WHAT: Time is running out to get tickets for the first of the season’s Savanna Nights, Zoo Atlanta’s after-hours summer cocktail series, kicking off on Friday, June 21, 2024, with Pride Night.     Guests will start the event with a complimentary themed welcome cocktail or mocktail as … Continue reading "STILL TIME TO GET TICKETS FOR SAVANNA NIGHTS: PRIDE NIGHT"

After-hours summer cocktail series kicks off on Friday, June 21  WHAT: Time is running out to get tickets for the first of the season’s Savanna Nights, Zoo Atlanta’s after-hours summer cocktail series, kicking off on Friday, June 21, 2024, with Pride Night.     Guests will start the event with a complimentary themed welcome cocktail or … Continue reading "STILL TIME TO GET TICKETS FOR SAVANNA NIGHTS: PRIDE NIGHT"

Hi everyone! It’s Caleb with the Elephant Care Team once again! When it comes to training our three African elephants, safety, adaptability, and creativity are key. Recently, I have been working with Msholo, our male, to teach him to blow air out of his trunk on cue. This behavior will ultimately be useful in future … Continue reading "A harmonic training tool"

Happy Pride Month! As a wildlife conservation organization, we here at Zoo Atlanta are in constant awe of the natural world’s incredible diversity. Our Earth benefits immensely from the unique attributes not just of different species, but of each individual. It takes all types to form the complex webs that not only maintain ecosystems, but … Continue reading "Celebrating LGBTQIA+ conservationists"