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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"

We’ve mentioned many times in the past how the leafeater biscuits we offer the giant pandas get stuck in their teeth after they eat a few in a row. Because of this, they will find a piece of bamboo to munch on to clean their teeth. Now that the cubs are eating leafeater biscuits like … Continue reading "Panda updates – Monday, November 20"

Those who have been following Zoo Atlanta’s activities may know that our Herpetology Department has been very active in the realms of research and conservation of amphibians, with regards to the catastrophic amphibian chytrid fungus. Our work has ranged from local field surveys to global policymaking. The take-home point on that issue is that non-native … Continue reading "Exotic pathogens and native wildlife"

Many of you know that we don’t share spaces with our adult giant pandas, but we still frequently get questions regarding sharing the same space with the cubs. When I say “share a space,” I mean that there is no protective barrier between a keeper and an animal. That would be referred to as a … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, November 15"

Hello readers! My name is Adrianna, and I am keeper here at Outback Station. A little background about me, since this is my first blog, is that I am originally from Arizona. Needless to say, I am used to the warm, dry weather, not so much to Atlanta’s humid hot summers and cold winters. This … Continue reading "Winterizing, adaptations and animal coats"