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Within the Primate Team, we also care for a non-primate species, Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths. Bonnie will be 20 years old this year, while Nutella will be 5. (The male, Cocoa, is currently in the care of our Ambassador Animals Team.) Both have been living in the building down by the carousel, and due to the … Continue reading "Behind the scenes with sloth care"

Hi everyone! My name is Megan, and I am one of the new primary keepers on the Panda Care Team. I thought I would use my first Panda Update to introduce myself! I have been at Zoo Atlanta since 2018, when I started as an intern with the Carnivore and Panda Teams. Following my internship, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 1"

I hope you all don’t mind that we are posting so much about Jackie lately. But, since he’s new to us, we are still learning about him and seeing new things from him every day. We have mentioned before that Jackie is very active right now, as is expected, being winter and red panda breeding … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, January 29"

One of the most frequent questions we get about our parrots at the World of Wild Theater is, “Can they talk?” We prefer to use the term “mimic” rather than talk, because we don’t know that they understand what words they are saying. We *do* know they have learned that if one of their care … Continue reading "A talking parrot?"

Every morning, the Panda Care Team checks on all of the giant pandas, as well as Jackie the red panda. We have cameras set up that allow us to see each individual in dayrooms which are not visible from behind the scenes. When I’m checking in on Jackie, I will swing by his habitat and … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 27"

A quick stroll around the Zoo can allow you to see the immense diversity of birds just by looking at one key anatomical feature – their beaks. Although birds aren’t the only organisms who get to claim the possession of this structure – see Testudines (turtles, tortoises, and terrapins) and Cephalopods (squid, octopi, and cuttlefish) … Continue reading "Bird nerd: Beak geek!"

Have you had a fever of 100.0 F or greater in the last 72 hours? Have you had any of the following conditions in the last 24 hours?  Fatigue  Cough / sore throat  Sneezing / runny nose  Aches and pains  Diarrhea  Headaches  Shortness of breath  Loss of taste and smell  Have you recently been in … Continue reading "WE Health Screening"

Lately it has been pretty funny to see what Ya Lun and Xi Lun do when we shift them into a new area. Typically, when they go into a set-up area with fresh bamboo and leafeater biscuits everywhere, Ya Lun books it to eat all the biscuits, whereas Xi Lun takes her time and may … Continue reading "Panda updates – Monday, January 25"

We talk a lot about the giant pandas “culming” bamboo, but what does that actually mean? Well, technically, nothing! “Culming” is a word we have made up for this behavior; you won’t find it in reference to giant pandas in any dictionary. However, in giant panda parlance, “culming” or “to culm” means to split apart … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, January 22"