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We get a weight on each of the giant pandas twice a day (They are both currently about 60 kg). For the twins, we will put a piece of sweet potato and a piece of apple on the scale and ask each sub-adult to come in one at a time. As you might already know, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 7"

Kelly is very social and active and enjoys spending time with and training with her keepers. She is socially dominant over Tara. Kelly is a lean and red elephant due to the Georgia clay. She is also the elephant missing the hair on the tip of her tail. Some of Kelly’s favorite activities are being … Continue reading "Kelly"

Tara is the Zoo’s more laid-back and easygoing elephant. She enjoys participating in voluntary training with her care team but is just as happy to spend time exploring her habitat on her own. Tara is a little shorter and rounder than the other elephant at Zoo Atlanta, Kelly. Tara is easy to distinguish from Kelly … Continue reading "Tara"

Meerkats are well-known to most people who enjoy animals because of their charismatic postures and social activities. They live in highly social groups, foraging together and dividing labor across the group, with one of the most important tasks being the lookout guard who will be vigilant to detect threats and alert the others.

The ostrich is the largest living bird species on Earth and is related to cassowaries and rheas. Ostriches cannot fly and instead walk over the ground seeking all varieties of small animals and fruits to eat.

Common warthogs are a species of wild pig with many similarities to the domesticated pig raised by humans. They are voracious foragers, using their very powerful neck muscles to drive their snouts into soils to uncover anything edible. The soil in an area of ground that has been foraged by a warthog or other species of pig is obviously overturned, and it is unlikely that anything edible remains. Warthogs’ excellent sense of smell helps direct their foraging efforts to places most likely to have tubers, roots, or small animals directly under the surface of the soil.

Zebras are among the most recognizable of all animals, with their distinctive striped color pattern. They are closely related to our domestic horses.

Giraffes are Earth’s tallest living mammals and specialize in browsing leaves and flowers from the tops of trees.

This is one of the most distinctive animals on the planet. African elephants are the largest of the three elephant species. Elephants have many unique characteristics, and the secrets of some of their adaptations are still being discovered to this day. Elephants live long and very social lives centered around a matriarch and her offspring. The illegal killing of elephants for ivory represents a serious and pressing threat to the future of this species.

What is Grand New View? Grand New View is Zoo Atlanta’s transformative effort to revitalize the former Cyclorama building and its adjacent surroundings. The first phase of the project, the all-new African Savanna, opened in August 2019. Coming phases are a one-of-a-kind event destination in the future Savanna Hall and a grand new entry plaza … Continue reading "Grand New View: FAQ"