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Sip on SweetWater Brewing Company’s 2026 exclusive brew, the giraffe-inspired Long Neck Lager, and samples from more than 30 breweries on May 23 Atlanta’s wildest longtime Memorial Day Weekend festival tradition returns at Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, May 23, 2026, and time is running out for tickets. The 21-and-up event will feature samples … Continue reading "Time is running out for tickets to Brew at the Zoo"

Sip on SweetWater Brewing Company’s 2026 exclusive brew, the giraffe-inspired Long Neck Lager, and samples from more than 30 breweries on May 23 Atlanta’s wildest longtime Memorial Day Weekend festival tradition returns at Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, May 23, 2026, and time is running out for tickets. The 21-and-up event will feature samples … Continue reading "Time is running out for tickets to Brew at the Zoo"

Hello, my name is Sean, and I’m a member of the Small Primate Care Team. Have you heard of the term propping? For animal care professionals, “propping” refers to the furniture within a habitat or behind-the-scenes indoor night area, including branches, ropes, hammocks, etc. We try to re-prop once or twice a year to create … Continue reading "Propping for geriatric primates"

Many years ago, 2002 to be exact, I started working here at Zoo Atlanta with giant pandas. I had previously worked with other bears, so I thought giant pandas would be about the same, but I was wrong. These bears were something else entirely their own. I became fascinated by them and all their strange … Continue reading "Growing my connection to red pandas through the Red Panda Network"

Any parents out there taken their kids to the doctor lately? Maybe for vaccines or blood work? Here in the Hoofstock Team, our resident “kid” (2-year-old rhino calf Zuri) recently had a routine checkup from the Veterinary Team, and she reached a big milestone: participating in a voluntary blood draw for the first time! Seeing … Continue reading "A major milestone for Zuri!"

Learn about the simple everyday actions everyone can take to protect endangered species near and far as Zoo Atlanta observes Endangered Species Day on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Guests will enjoy hands-on activities and stations focused on the many ways our habits at home can help to preserve wildlife and their habitats. Activities will take … Continue reading "Endangered Species Day at Zoo Atlanta"

Learn about the simple everyday actions everyone can take to protect endangered species near and far as Zoo Atlanta observes Endangered Species Day on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Guests will enjoy hands-on activities and stations focused on the many ways our habits at home can help to preserve wildlife and their habitats. Activities will take … Continue reading "Endangered Species Day at Zoo Atlanta"

Sloths are arboreal animals and are slow and deliberate rather than swift and agile. Specialized, enlarged claws enable them to hang upside down below the branches they traverse. Sloths derive their entire diet of leaves and some fruits in the trees, and they do almost everything upside down.

June 2 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.  |  Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Join Zoo Atlanta for a morning of learning and discovery designed specifically for homeschool students!