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Zoo Atlanta celebrates the first births to arrive in its African Savanna: a litter of warthog piglets born to Eleanor on April 13, 2021. The three female piglets are the first offspring for Eleanor, 7, and father Hamlet, 2. Eleanor is exhibiting appropriate maternal behavior and is a protective mother. The piglets, who are not … Continue reading "Warthog piglets born at Zoo Atlanta"

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Adrianna. One of your Swing Mammal Keepers! It has been a hot second since I have been over with the other side of the Carnivore Team, and boy, did I miss these giant pandas! It has only been a month or so, but so much has changed, especially landscape wise! Last … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, April 28"

Zoo Atlanta announces plans to introduce a breathtaking new addition to Atlanta’s holiday traditions. The Zoo has partnered with Hanart Culture to host a Chinese Lantern Festival to take place throughout Zoo grounds in late 2021. The Chinese Lantern Festival produced by Hanart Culture will introduce visitors to a nighttime wonderland featuring vistas of hand-crafted, … Continue reading "Coming in November: Chinese Lantern Festival"

Zoo Atlanta announces plans to introduce a breathtaking new addition to Atlanta’s holiday traditions. The Zoo has partnered with Hanart Culture to host a Chinese Lantern Festival to take place throughout Zoo grounds in late 2021. The Chinese Lantern Festival produced by Hanart Culture will introduce visitors to a nighttime wonderland featuring vistas of hand-crafted, … Continue reading "Coming in November: Chinese Lantern Festival"

Since April is Earth Month, and Earth Day was just last week on April 22, I am going to share with you some awesome ways to help birds! Birds are one of the only groups of animals found on every continent, and some even migrate between continents! Here at Zoo Atlanta, we have birds from … Continue reading "Earth Month bird conservation"

Throughout my career as an animal care professional, there have been several opportunities to get super nerdy and use research to make decisions affecting animal well-being. One such occasion just popped up recently in the Hoofstock Department. We had the opportunity to change up the substrate in the behind-the-scenes area for the Zoo’s giraffe herd. … Continue reading "Studying the substrates our giraffes prefer"

Now that I have been on the Panda Care Team for a few months and am feeling more comfortable with the routine, I am able to start learning other things. One of those things has been training with the bears. Each of the Zoo’s adults, Yang Yang and Lun Lun, know about 30 different behaviors, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, April 21"

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the birth of a newborn member of an endangered species. An infant crowned lemur was born April 12, 2021, to parents Sava and Xonsu. Female Sava and male Xonsu, both 7 years old, were recommended to pair by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) and are experienced … Continue reading "ENDANGERED CROWNED LEMUR BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the birth of a newborn member of an endangered species. An infant crowned lemur was born April 12, 2021, to parents Sava and Xonsu. Female Sava and male Xonsu, both 7 years old, were recommended to pair by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) and are experienced … Continue reading "ENDANGERED CROWNED LEMUR BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Although they are solitary animals, giant pandas do have a few vocalizations that they use to communicate with one another, and sometimes even with their keepers. A giant panda’s most frequently used vocalization is called a bleat. It might sound more like a goat than a bear, but bleating is a panda’s basic contact call. Yang … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, April 19"