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So many of you tune in to our PandaCam daily, but did you know that we do too? Our office is filled with monitors showing views of the pandas. They show the dayrooms, the outdoor habitats, and the behind-the-scenes dens. It is difficult for us to see directly into the panda dayrooms from behind the … Continue reading "Panda updates – Wednesday, July 15"

Hey guys! Nadia here from the Hoofstock Team. While you’re browsing through Zoo Atlanta’s social media, I’m going to tell you about a whole new meaning of browse – giraffe style! Giraffes spend about 75% of their day eating (same, am I right?). Giraffes are known as mega browsers, meaning that they eat leaves, buds … Continue reading "Browsing with the giraffes"

As you probably recall reading from past panda updates, when Yang Yang is feeling playful, the Panda Care Team can do things like play-chase where we run on our side of the mesh (there’s always a protective barrier between us and a bear), as well as tug-of-war (which always results in Yang winning, of course). … Continue reading "Panda updates – Monday, July 13"

Hey everyone! I’m McKenzie, and I work with our Ambassador Animal population. Even though I primarily spend my time with birds at the World of Wild Theater, I also get to work with our ambassador rats daily. I have always loved rats (probably why I’m known as the Mother of Rats around here), but then … Continue reading "Oh, rats!"

Hello everyone, it’s Gorilla Care Team member Allie again, and I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Today, we are going to be looking at gorilla teeth and what exactly they use those big chompers for. Get ready to sink your teeth into some gorilla facts! Gorillas have 32 teeth, just like humans! … Continue reading "What big teeth you have!"

It’s a special day for the Panda Care Team because Po’s twins are 1 today! If you’re new to the Atlanta pandas, Po was Lun Lun Lun’s third and first female cub. She was born Nov. 3, 2010, and lived with Lun Lun until she was weaned in spring 2013. She moved to the Chengdu … Continue reading "Panda updates – Monday, July 6"

We get two very common questions about the lions here at the Zoo: 1: Is it natural to have three boys together? and 2: Which brother is dominant? Both questions are great and are definite conversation starters full of fascinating lion facts, which I want to share with you. To answer these questions, it is … Continue reading "Secrets of lion social structure"

Habitat conversion is, inarguably, the most devastating impact that humans have upon the natural world. Directly witnessing the effects of large-scale projects such as damming rivers, draining wetlands, busting sod on a prairie, mining, or clear-cutting a woodland of any type is simultaneously humbling and depressing. The effects on local biodiversity seem so clear and … Continue reading "What is natural habitat?"

Hello! It’s Courtney from the Primate Team! I would first like to say how nice it is to see guests walking through the Zoo again and enjoying the wonderful views of animals. It certainly was strange and quiet not having any visitors, but believe it or not, we have officially been open for a whole … Continue reading "Foraging enrichment"

Three bachelor western lowland gorillas from Zoo Atlanta will soon leave Atlanta for a new home at a new zoo. Mbeli, Kali and Gunther are scheduled to travel on June 24, 2020, in a move recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Gorilla Species Survival Plan® (SSP). The gorillas will be accompanied on … Continue reading "A new chapter for three bachelor gorillas"