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My name is Danielle Schauer, and I am currently an Orangutan Keeper at Zoo Atlanta. Since becoming an animal care professional, I have had the opportunity to work with some amazing species, but I have never had the chance of working with great apes until now. I wanted to use this Keeper Stories blog to … Continue reading "Working with amazing orangutans"

Join us for a wild and wonderful family-friendly celebration as we ring in the New Year at Zoo Atlanta!  Our Zoo Year’s Eve event is the perfect way for families to welcome the new year with fun, excitement, and a touch of animal magic. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Grand Pavilion Zoo Year’s Eve is free with general admission and free for Zoo Atlanta Members.  Buy Tickets Event highlights: Join us in the grand tent for hourly countdowns to the New Year starting at 12 p.m.! Perfect for little ones (and parents) who can’t stay up until midnight! NEW for 2025! – ... Continue reading Zoo Year’s Eve

Meet Zuri!  The first southern white rhino calf ever born at Zoo Atlanta has a name! Rhino Naming Madness concluded on April 10, 2024, with the name Zuri rising to the top after four rounds of public voting following the launch of a Sweet Sixteen Bracket on March 20. Zuri, a name of Swahili origin … Continue reading "Rhino Naming Madness"

Memorial Day weekend’s one-of-a-kind festival favorite returns at Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The 21-and-up event will feature sampling from more than 30 of Georgia’s top breweries and cideries; live music at venues throughout the Zoo; evening wildlife viewing until dusk; special Keeper Talks; and more.     The 2024 music lineup … Continue reading "Be an early-bird to Brew at the Zoo"

Memorial Day weekend’s one-of-a-kind festival favorite returns at Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The 21-and-up event will feature sampling from more than 30 of Georgia’s top breweries and cideries; live music at venues throughout the Zoo; evening wildlife viewing until dusk; special Keeper Talks; and more.     The 2024 music lineup … Continue reading "Be an early-bird to Brew at the Zoo"

Hey everyone! Christina here from the Carnivore Care Team. If you have been to the Zoo lately, you might have noticed that there are a lot more binturongs in our habitat than there used to be. Bramble and Baloo had three healthy and spunky little bintlets in August, and up until this last month, Mom … Continue reading "Catching up with the binturong family"

Parents, enjoy a well-deserved night off! Send your kids to the Zoo for a wildly fun and educational evening with our trained Educators.

Splash Fountain will reopen April 1, 2026, weather and staffing dependent. 

With the Easter holiday just around the corner, you might get a chance to see the giant pandas getting some spring-themed enrichment as well. On Saturday, March 30, the pandas will be getting special enrichment items. These may include paper chains, papier-mâché eggs, bags, boxes, or even a decorated banner. The pandas enjoy having enrichment items because they always find some yummy … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, March 27"

Hello! This is Claire from the Herpetology Team. I’d like to talk a little bit about some of our species that are a little harder to find in the Georgia eXtremes building at Scaly Slimy Spectacular. We have a cool mossy seepage habitat next to the eastern hellbender that is home to some of our … Continue reading "Spot the salamanders"