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Zoo Atlanta joins the global conservation community in celebrating the first-ever World Gorilla Day on Sunday, September 24, 2017. World Gorilla Day creates the opportunity for people all over the world to come together in celebrating gorillas and taking action to protect them in the wild. The inaugural World Gorilla Day also marks the 50th … Continue reading "Celebrate the first-ever World Gorilla Day"

Zoo Atlanta joins the global conservation community in celebrating the first-ever World Gorilla Day on Sunday, September 24, 2017. World Gorilla Day creates the opportunity for people all over the world to come together in celebrating gorillas and taking action to protect them in the wild. The inaugural World Gorilla Day also marks the 50th … Continue reading "Celebrate the first-ever World Gorilla Day"

With the recent bad weather we had from Irma, a lot of people have asked us how we prepared and how we kept the animals safe. In the Bird Department, our preparations began several days before the weather was expected to hit. First, we addressed the birds based on how comfortable we felt about them … Continue reading "Weathering Irma with our feathered friends"

It’s been a while since we talked about the girls’ personalities, so I wanted to share a few quirks that I have noticed about each panda. Ya Lun is a crazy and active cub. She’s built like a little tank, and it’s evident in how she plays. Recently I watched her throw herself off a … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, September 18"

Some of you may have seen the adorable photo of Yang Yang playing with bubbles last week. This week, we tried the bubble machine with Lun Lun and the cubs. They were not as excited about it as Yang Yang was. Ya Lun and Lun Lun were busy eating, so that likely explains their lack … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, September 15"

Hello, it’s Ash from the Herpetology Department, and today I am going to tell you a little about our recently born baby sidewinder rattlesnakes here at Zoo Atlanta. In my opinion, baby snakes are truly some of the cutest forms of animals out there, so there is no doubt I enjoy working directly with this … Continue reading "Baby snakes and exciting research"

We know everyone was curious about all the animals here during the weather we got with Tropical Storm Irma. We have an established protocol for dealing with any type of inclement weather, from storm winds to an ice storm, so we had a plan in place to safely weather this storm. All of the animals … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, September 13"

While bees and other pollinators are under threat worldwide, their preservation needs to be addressed at local and community levels. Zoo Atlanta is dedicated to establishing and preserving safe habitats for bees and pollinators in the Atlanta community and focuses efforts on educating the public, a crucial first step in saving the bees.

Hello again everyone! I wanted to let you all know that we have a special birthday coming up in the Primate Department. Our youngest gorilla, Mijadala, is turning 1! Her birthday is September 18. It’s hard to believe that she will be a year old already. She has achieved a few milestones already. She can … Continue reading "Mija is turning 1!"

The pandas received a bubble machine as a present for the cubs’ birthday. Since Yang Yang was outside the other day, we tried it out with him. He really enjoyed it! He ran through the bubbles and tried really hard to catch them. I think we keepers had as much fun watching Yang Yang’s antics … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, September 9"