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Name: Melissa King Position Title: Manager of Public Programs Education: Bachelor’s in Psychology and Bachelor’s in Sociology. Certified Interpretative Guide and Certified Interpreter Trainer  Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: 13 years Tell us about your job and any projects you are working on. Currently I am working on planning programs for … Continue reading "Career Corner: Melissa King, Public Programs"

Hello everyone, it’s Courtney from the Primate Team! I cannot believe it is already November. So much has happened this year: the opening of the all-new African Savanna opening; Lulu the gorilla giving birth to Floyd; Henry and Jasiri the gorillas moving to new homes; and all the babies in our small African primate area … Continue reading "The wild world of enrichment"

As you might recall from previous panda updates, the Panda Care Team weighs the giant pandas twice a day.  We will grab a few of the giant pandas’ leafeater biscuits and place them on the scale as one team member brings in one of the giant pandas while the other one catches their weight on … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, November 1"

How do you measure the cycle of the moon? If you’re a werewolf, chances are you just howl and transform once the cycle reaches the familiar full moon stage. If you’re a prepared werewolf, you most likely own a calendar that has the cycles labeled on the appropriate dates. But for those werewolves who existed … Continue reading "Phases of the moon: tortoise style"

As animal care professionals, our top priority is making sure the animals in our care live comfortable and fulfilled lives. For this reason, if you visit the Zoo on a particularly cold, windy or heavily rainy day, you might notice that some of the animals have access to their behind-the-scenes areas and have the option … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, October 30"

Beastly Feast Corporate & Individual Benefits Beastly Feast 2026 | Saturday, May 2 | 6 p.m. Experience an unforgettable evening of purpose and celebration at Beastly Feast, Zoo Atlanta’s signature black tie gala supporting wildlife conservation and education. As the sun sets over the Zoo, guests will enjoy a magical stroll through the grounds, savoring … Continue reading "Beastly Feast Corporate & Individual Benefits"

As the primary caregiver of our three blue-throated macaws, Miguel, Tulio and Altivo, I get asked many questions about these charismatic parrots. But the question I get asked daily is “Do they talk?” As far as I am aware, the three macaws have not yet learned to repeat any human words; however, they definitely possess … Continue reading "Do the macaws talk?"

Once they reached sub-adulthood, Ya Lun and Xi Lun got much more playful. After they have had their fill of bamboo or have just woken up from a nap, we often find them playing with their enrichment or wrestling with one another. Each of them has adopted her own “wrestling” style, and we can often … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, October 28"

Xi Lun and Ya Lun spent all of yesterday out in one of the outdoor habitats. Keeper Danica and I were cleaning and setting up one of the dayrooms that faces the habitat they were in and were able to observe the girls playing. Ya Lun was running around and attempting to get to Xi … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, October 25"

In our last Research Blog, we discussed the sad reality of the contemporary extinctions we are facing—the appropriately named Sixth Mass Extinction. Now, let’s dial back the clock a bit and reconsider some new perspectives on what happened during one of the earlier big ones. It has been known for some time that the disappearance … Continue reading "Dialing back the clock with new perspectives"