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It’s that time of the year! With the holidays coming to an end, we begin to think about what the New Year will bring. You might even have a list of resolutions for the New Year. This year, I’m challenging myself to be more sustainable. What does that even mean? I’m glad you asked! Being … Continue reading "Four ways to be more sustainable"

Yang Yang has a signature move that lets us know he feels playful: he bites his paw and shakes his head with his paw in his mouth. I have also seen Lun Lun and Yang Yang’s second offspring, Xi Lan, do the same behavior when he was playful. The other day, Xi Lun was having … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 2"

As the majority of people spent Christmas at home spending time with their families, the Zoo Atlanta Animal Care Team spent the day providing quality care to our extended animal families. Even though the Zoo was closed on Christmas Day, the animals still needed to eat! In the Primate Team, we all come in at … Continue reading "Caring for animals on holidays"

Making any New Year’s resolutions for 2019? Interested in adding eating more sustainable items to the list? Why choose sustainable seafood? The ocean helps us in numerous ways, providing food, helping to regulate our climate, and providing jobs and incomes to millions. We depend on healthy oceans and unfortunately, unsustainable fishing practices hurt our oceans … Continue reading "Time for a sea change"

Name: Malini Desai Position Title: Volunteen Education: Galloway School (High School), Looking at Duke, UGA, Colorado State, and Rice for college Hometown: Atlanta Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: 3 years Tell us about your job and any projects you are working on. Right now, I am working on a lot of things: college applications, … Continue reading "Career Corner: Volunteen with Malini"

On behalf of the entire Zoo Atlanta Team, Happy Zoo Year! 2019 will be an incredible year at Zoo Atlanta and we hope to see you at one of our many exciting events or visiting the new African Savanna this summer. No matter when you visit, there will be fun things going on for the … Continue reading "Happy Zoo Year!"

We have a “secret” path we take when we feed and care for Idgie the red panda that is within our quarantine space so we don’t have to change our shoes. No other staff walks this path unless they’ve disinfected their shoes and are wearing booties. It also happens to be the quickest way to … Continue reading "Panda Updates – December, 12"

One question animal department folks often get asked is, how did we get here? For some, there is a relatively straightforward answer: “I was in college, I love animals, I got an internship at Zoo Atlanta (or whatever zoo), then there was a keeper position open, and I got it!” In some cases, their career … Continue reading "A keeper’s journey to the Zoo"

The 20-foot tree in Flamingo Plaza and festive décor around Zoo Atlanta are signs that the holiday break is here, but the arrival of winter also brings opportunities to appreciate the adaptations and behaviors of many of the Zoo’s most visible winter-weather animals. Chilean flamingo chicks: The nine Chilean flamingo chicks hatched in late summer … Continue reading "Winter’s a time to shine for cold-weather animals"