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As Heather mentioned previously, the twins are little bamboo-eating machines! Some of my favorite aspects of my job are the moments when we aren’t in a rush to feed another giant panda or wanting to take advantage of precious project time – moments when we simply sit with the pandas and build/strengthen our relationships while … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, December 17"

In a previous post, we mentioned Xi Lun’s distaste for sugarcane. We joke in the giant panda building that sugarcane is where pandas harness all of their power from (not true, as it is just an occasional treat), so everyone was a bit surprised to find that she didn’t like it. Ya Lun, on the … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, December 14"

We scientists don’t have much patience for myths, science fiction or pseudo-science. Postcards of jackalopes irritate our rational sensibilities. But sometimes it is really fun to dive into myths and such and try to discover a factual basis for these wild tales. Ask me about jackalopes, in fact, next time you see me! With this … Continue reading "Diving into myths for facts"

As the days turn colder and some of the animals at the Zoo spend more and more time indoors, the animal care teams get to spend more time with the animals performing necessary husbandry duties. Year-round, one of our essential duties on the Elephant Team is giving the elephants pedicures. You might see us from … Continue reading "How do you give an elephant a pedicure?"

See the building of the all-new African Savanna and the revitalization of Savanna Hall taking shape. Newly-released drone footage shows six months of construction progress on Grand New View, the historic transformation at Zoo Atlanta. On the heels of a capital campaign that raised more than $42.5 million, Zoo Atlanta broke ground on Grand New … Continue reading "Construction progress on Grand New View"

Chantek had a unique and engaging personality and special ways of relating to and communicating with those who knew him best.

See the building of the all-new African Savanna and the revitalization of Savanna Hall taking shape. Newly-released drone footage shows six months of construction progress on Grand New View, the historic transformation at Zoo Atlanta. On the heels of a capital campaign that raised more than $42.5 million, Zoo Atlanta broke ground on Grand New … Continue reading "Construction progress on Grand New View"

A mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she leaves an extraordinary legacy for her critically endangered species, with more than 30 descendants living at Zoo Atlanta and at accredited zoos around the U.S.

If you’ve been keeping up with the exciting Grand New View news, you know we’re preparing to welcome southern white rhinos in 2019! The rhinos will occupy a new habitat in what is currently our elephant habitat. Although Zoo Atlanta previously housed eastern black rhinos, white rhinos require different care and housing due to their … Continue reading "Preparations for southern white rhinos"

My name is Morgan, and I am a Primate Keeper at Zoo Atlanta. The area where I spend most of my time is with the small African Primates. This includes the drills, Wolf’s guenons, Schmidt’s guenons and Angolan colobus monkeys. Recently the animals celebrated the holiday season with some holiday-inspired enrichment. What is enrichment, you … Continue reading "Enrichment is enriching for animals and us"