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Hello from Panda Land! While I got to spend some time with the giant pandas one day last week, it had been a while before that since I last worked this routine. Not only are Xi Lun and Ya Lun fully weaned, but we are also in the heart of bamboo shoot season. On top … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, May 21"

Where did this heat come from? I thought it was still spring for a little longer, but Georgia seems to have other plans. As we have mentioned before, giant pandas are built to handle the cold more than the heat. Luckily, we have to two indoor, climate-controlled spaces and a nice, air-conditioned behind-the-scenes space for … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, May 18"

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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"