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Zoo Atlanta is an amazing place to work! One reason (out of a million) is professional development. I started working for Zoo Atlanta almost two years ago and within my first week on the job, my curator came up to me asking if I was going to apply for the professional development grant. That year … Continue reading "Growing through professional development"

If you watch PandaCam, you might have noticed that lately we have been giving Lun Lun and the cubs access to both Habitat 1 and Dayroom 1 in the mornings. The cubs are getting increasingly more comfortable with the outdoor habitat, and have even been napping in the cave and on the structure the past … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, December 6"

Ya Lun and Xi Lun are eating more bamboo each day. Watching cubs grow up never gets old for me. So far, I’ve seen five of Lun Lun’s previous cubs grow into sub-adults who have all gone through the same stages of development as Ya Lun and Xi Lun have, but I still feel a … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, December 4"

One of our daily goals as animal care professionals is to provide enrichment for the animals. Enrichment is meant to stimulate the animal’s minds, offer the animal something new, and/or elicit natural behaviors, like foraging. Recently we offered Yang Yang and Lun Lun their produce and some leafeater biscuit powder that we mixed with a … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, December 1"

Howdy! My name is Kelly, and I am the newest keeper on the Carnivore Team in the Mammal Department! I moved up from Florida this summer to join the amazing team here at Zoo Atlanta. Back in Florida, I did multiple internships working with a variety of animals such as carnivores, hoofstock and primates. This … Continue reading "Wintertime with Loki and Thor"

Many of you have been wondering if we have started training the cubs yet. Well, we aren’t asking for some of the more advanced behaviors that Lun Lun and Yang Yang know, but we have started on some of the smaller and easier behaviors to get the girls used to the concept of training with … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, November 29"

Animal care professionals often talk about animals being paired up for breeding, or being recommended to breed. We all follow suggestions from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) on whether or not to encourage certain animals to breed. These recommendations are based on many variables such as genetics and space availability. But what happens … Continue reading "An exercise in amethyst starling “dating”"

Danica and I spent Thanksgiving with the giant pandas this year! It’s just a normal day for us and the pandas – they don’t know it’s a holiday and need the same level of care that they receive every day. The pandas feasted on several meals of bamboo, took naps, and everyone received a special … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, November 27"

BIG shout-out to the Zoo’s Maintenance Team, specifically Joe, for their amazing job with red panda Idgie’s habitat renovations! Our little lady is head over paws in love with her new “hut,” and we couldn’t be any happier for her! This also couldn’t have happened at a more perfect time considering the cooler weather. Red … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, November 22"

Hey there, everyone! I’m Shay, one of the gorilla care staff here at Zoo Atlanta back for another Keeper Story. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to take a quick moment to shine a light on all of the amazing work that happens at the Zoo behind the scenes that many guests may … Continue reading "Giving thanks for our amazing Zoo team"