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During this temporary period when the Zoo is closed, between extra projects, cleaning and training, we are still making sure we take this quiet time around the Zoo to have fun and spend as much quality time with the animals as we can. Now that both Ya Lun and Xi Lun are comfortable in our … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 25"

With all the uncertainty going on in the world right now, one thing that is certain is that COVID-19 is not stopping the gorillas from living their best life! Hi everyone, Hayley here! As the Zoo had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close to the public, teams across the Zoo had to come … Continue reading "What’s it like when the Zoo’s closed?"

If all the grocery store madness we’ve seen lately is any indication – water is a very valuable resource! We need water to drink, cook, wash our hands, clean off surfaces, water our plants and so much more. However, water is not an infinite resource, and we should all be thinking of ways we can … Continue reading "Wisely Using Water"

The Zoo Atlanta community is shocked and saddened to share that Dumadi, a 13-year-old male Sumatran orangutan, was found deceased by his care team in the early morning hours of March 19, 2020. Dumadi had shown no clinical signs of abnormalities in the days prior to his death. “The unexpected loss of Dumadi is devastating … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta Mourns the Loss of Dumadi the Orangutan"

The Zoo Atlanta community is shocked and saddened to share that Dumadi, a 13-year-old male Sumatran orangutan, was found deceased by his care team in the early morning hours of March 19, 2020. Dumadi had shown no clinical signs of abnormalities in the days prior to his death. “The unexpected loss of Dumadi is devastating … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta Mourns the Loss of Dumadi the Orangutan"

Hey everyone! My name is Wendy, and I am a member of the care team in the petting zoo. I’m here to let you in on a little secret … did you know that you are helping to train the animals every time you walk in to interact with our sheep and goats (when the … Continue reading "Hi from the herd!"

All Animal Care Teams are here at Zoo Atlanta caring for all of the animals even though the Zoo is temporarily closed. We are utilizing this time to work on projects in the animals’ habitats, brainstorming new enrichment items, and spending extra quality time with the animals. For us on the Panda Care Team, we … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 18"

Birds are incredible for the diverse ways that they court and display to each other. One of the most entertaining and elegant of these is the dancing of cranes. Here at the Zoo we have wattled cranes and blue cranes who both engage in these dances throughout the year. This is the time of year … Continue reading "Dancing with cranes"

If you’ve been keeping up with our Keeper Stories lately, you’ll know we have been working on preparing a habitat in Complex Carnivores to welcome our new binturong, Baloo. We added new logs making an arboreal pathway throughout the habitat, a hammock, and several firehose walkways.  In February, Baloo moved in! Once he was in the … Continue reading "Baloo settles in"