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Presenting Sponsor Champion Advocate Cecelia and David Ratcliffe Benefactor Thalia and Michael C. Carlos Foundation Contributor Tony Brewer & Company Patron Anne Cox Chambers Foundation Arrow Exterminators Atlanta Marriott Marquis Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta The Coca-Cola Company Ford Motor Company Greenberg Traurig, LLP The Home Depot Foundation JPMorgan Chase & Co. McPherson Enterprises, Inc. Northside … Continue reading "Beastly Feast Sponsors"

A few weeks ago, I attended and presented at the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas. ABMA is for animal care professionals to learn and share ways to enhance animal care through training and enrichment. I was proud to be one of the individuals selected to present at this conference. I … Continue reading "Sharing our expertise with our peers"

One of a three-part blog series on the 2018/2019 Quarters for Conservation programs at Zoo Atlanta. Fossas are a unique carnivore found only on the island of Madagascar. Roughly 80 percent of their natural habitat has been destroyed due to deforestation and forest fires. Currently, there are only about 2,500 fossas left in the wild, … Continue reading "Quarters for Conservation: Rainforest Trust"

Adaptations. They are all around us. Some are more visible, such as the cheek pads on a male orangutan, and some are not as visible, such as cheek pouches in monkeys or a giant panda’s pseudothumb. But every single adaption serves a purpose for that individual animal. And if you pay attention, you will notice … Continue reading "Amazing adaptations of the Angolan colobus"

Zoo Atlanta is deeply saddened to announce that Zuberi, an 8-year-old adult male reticulated giraffe, died unexpectedly during the afternoon of May 14, 2018. Zuberi was in the Zoo’s behind-the-scenes giraffe complex when the incident occurred. Zuberi was at the Zoo’s giraffe building, an area very familiar to him and the other members of his … Continue reading "Zoo saddened to announce death of Zuberi"

Zoo Atlanta is deeply saddened to announce that Zuberi, an 8-year-old adult male reticulated giraffe, died unexpectedly during the afternoon of May 14, 2018. Zuberi was in the Zoo’s behind-the-scenes giraffe complex when the incident occurred. Zuberi was at the Zoo’s giraffe building, an area very familiar to him and the other members of his … Continue reading "Zoo saddened to announce death of Zuberi"

Meet Tuscany, Warrior and Smurf, three new animal neighbors in the Orkin Children’s Zoo. A trio of Huacaya alpacas arrived at Zoo Atlanta on May 14 and now occupy the area’s central space. Tuscany, 2, Warrior, 1, and Smurf, 1, all male, join us from Apple Mountain Alpacas in Clarkesville, Georgia. The alpacas are adjacent … Continue reading "Meet the alpacas!"

The 1988 opening of The Ford African Rain Forest was a landmark event for Zoo Atlanta and for the city of Atlanta, when the complex’s most famous inhabitant, the legendary late Willie B. the western lowland gorilla, stepped outside for the first time in more than 25 years. The Ford African Rain Forest’s gorilla population … Continue reading "The Ford African Rain Forest turns 30"

Right now is the peak of bamboo shoot season. We are feeding Yang Yang, Lun Lun, Ya Lun and Xi Lun almost exclusively bamboo shoots! During shoot season, wild giant pandas only consume bamboo shoots, and can eat up to 80 pounds of them per day. Bamboo shoots are dense and packed with nutrition. We … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, May 11"

Plastic is a durable material made to last forever, yet 33 percent of it is used once and then discarded. Unfortunately, plastic never goes away. Plastic cannot biodegrade and only breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces. What about recycling? Americans alone discard more than 30 million tons of plastic a year; only 8 percent of it gets recycled. The rest ends up in landfills or becomes “litter.” Did you know that 80 percent of all marine debris found in the ocean is land-based, and that 80 to 90 percent of marine debris is made of plastic? Think about that ... Continue reading Say No To Plastics