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See the elephants in their state-of-the-art new habitat when the African Savanna opens later this summer. African elephants Kelly and Tara have packed their trunks in a major celebration for the elephant program at Zoo Atlanta: their long-awaited move to their new environment in the all-new African Savanna, opening later this summer. In a milestone … Continue reading "African Elephants Pack Their Trunks in Major Milestone"

See the elephants in their state-of-the-art new habitat when the African Savanna opens later this summer. African elephants Kelly and Tara have packed their trunks in a major celebration for the elephant program at Zoo Atlanta: their long-awaited move to their new environment in the all-new African Savanna, opening later this summer. In a milestone … Continue reading "African Elephants Pack Their Trunks in Major Milestone"

It is important that the animals here at Zoo Atlanta have positive relationships with all members of their care teams. This is why we put such a strong emphasis on giving the animals choice and control over their days, as well as the option to voluntarily participate in their training. Due to the medical nature … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, June 14"

Hello everyone, my name is Kyle and I am a Herpetology Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. Today I’m going to talk about one of our Zoo guests’ favorite snakes, Sawa the reticulated python. Reticulated pythons are the world’s longest snakes and one of the heaviest. Sawa arrived at Zoo Atlanta in 2014. She was born … Continue reading "The Ssspectacular Sawa"

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since my last update, and in wracking my brain on what comings and goings have been happening in PandaLand, I have realized that a pretty important detail has been left out. Don’t worry – all is well with the pandas. They have adjusted well after the end of bamboo … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 12"

Much planning goes into opening a new habitat for any animal, but it gets a bit more challenging when you need to plan for multiple species to get ready to share the same new habitat. With the construction on the new African Savanna quickly approaching completion, the Hoofstock Animal Care Team is working on plans … Continue reading "What’s in an intro?"

The well-being of all the animals at Zoo Atlanta is our top priority. In our continuing efforts to make Idgie the red panda’s life as comfortable as possible as she gets older and displays more age-related mobility issues, we have added additional modifications to her habitat. Originally she just showed signs of having mobility issues … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, June 10"

Those who are natives to the southeastern U.S. are probably very familiar with the only member of the xenarthran suborders that call the Southeast home. Whether you recognize the word xenarthran or not, you most likely have seen one of these dudes, in proper shape or not. The armadillo. (The xenarthran sub-order also includes animals … Continue reading "Meet Harriet the screaming hairy armadillo"

It’s been awhile since I’ve worked the panda routine, so I had to get my red panda fix too! There have been a lot of changes to Idgie’s habitat since I last worked over here, but one thing remains the same: she is still absolutely adorable. Here she is getting weighed. She came in at … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 5"

Most people are affected by pollination every day, and many don’t even think about it. Almost everyone realizes that honey is the direct result of bees, but what about apples? What about avocados? Almonds? All of these foods and so many others are the literal fruits of pollinators’ hard work. In fact, animal or insect … Continue reading "Protecting our pollinators"