From next Staurday, you can visit Zoo Atlanta’s Giant Pandas behind-the-scenes. Some dates are a joy to add to a busy schedule. Get ready to pencil in lunch with Yang Yang, Xi Lan, or Lun Lun and Po, when Giant Panda Wild Encounters open at Zoo Atlanta on Saturday, April 14, 2012. Programs offer an
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Zoo Atlanta announced today that Po can stay with Lun Lun until he is 2,5 years old. Here is the official update by Zoo Atlanta’s Curator of Mammals, Rebecca Snyder: For our previous cubs, Mei Lan and Xi Lan, February was when we started the weaning process because they were nearing 18 months of age,
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It’s that time of the year! Vaccines! Little Po is getting geared up (actually, he isn’t doing anything, but the Zoo Atlanta staff is getting geared up) to receive his vaccines next week. Here is an update from panda keeper Jen: We’ll also do a quick physical just to make sure he’s doing just fine
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One of my favorite pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is Mei Lan. He was born on September 6, 2006 at Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Mei Lan was named “Atlanta Beauty” in Chinese. Many panda fans were surprised when it was announced last September that ‘she’ was a ‘he’. But
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Parts of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Center at Zoo Atlanta will be temporarily closed as of December 2, 2011. Due to construction projects, the two indoor giant panda exhibits and the interior giant panda viewing area will be closed to visitors. These areas are expected to re-open by December 6, 2011.
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Xi Lan moved for the first time to Zoo Atlanta’s off exhibit oudoor yard. Check out these updates on Xi Lan the explorer: Wednesday, November 9 With all of the excitement of Po’s birthday, we still haven’t forgotten about his big brother Xi Lan. The other day Xi Lan got a special treat, too, when
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Rebecca Snyder, Zoo Atlanta’s Curator of Mammals, visited Mei Lan at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She wrote the following about her visit: I was in China the last week of October for a giant panda meeting. At the end of the trip I visited the Chengdu Panda Base and saw Mei
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Po, turned 1 on Thursday, November 3, 2011 and will celebrate this milestone with a habitat full of festive surprises. Happy Birthday Po! Many panda fans will stop by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to find out how the celebrated birthday boy responds to
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The first weekend of Boo at the Zoo has been a lot of fun! We’ve seen all sorts of really cool costumes! And for a special enrichment, our giant pandas got to bob for apples. It was a sight! Both days this weekend saw identical results from each panda: Yang Yang grew impatient on Saturday
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Exciting times for both Lun Lun and Po! This past week Zoo Atlanta gave both mom and cub access to the second habitat for the first time! Po is finally big enough that we felt safe letting him into the bigger yard. Lun Lun hasn’t been over there in quite some time, too. We thought
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