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On October 16th, the zoo announced that 3 domestic goats (breed(s) not mentioned named Haku, Ponyo, and Shiro, as well as 2 domestic sheep (breed(s) not specified) named Elbow and Macaroni, were born which are on exhibit.

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On January 30th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) Nubian goat named Simon passed away at age 6 due to a degenerative bone condition.

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On October 23rd, the zoo announced that a Bruce's green pigeon named Captain hatched in late August.

32K views · 393 reactions | The Bird Team is excited to announce the successful hatching of a Bruce’s green pigeon chick.! The chick hatched in early August and was raised behind... | By Zoo Atlanta | Facebook

On December 18th, it was announced that the zoo will acquire a Cape thick-knee from the Los Angeles Zoo in California.

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On January 3rd, the zoo announced they acquired (2.2) slender-tailed meerkats named Digby, Kawanu, Amarna, and Carolina which are on exhibit.

9.2K views · 291 reactions | There's a new mob in town! Be sure to visit the African Savanna to visit both meerkat groups, weather and temperatures permitting! #OnlyZooATL | By Zoo Atlanta | Facebook

On February 10th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) Angolan colobus named Kinshasa passed away on February 5th at age 19 due to renal failure.

The zoo also announced that a (1.0) red-tailed guenon named JJ passed away on February 7th at ~ age 24 due to lost of function of its hind limbs caused by a mix of a clot in its aorta and heart disease.

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On February 12th, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.1) southern three-banded armadillo named Persephone.

8.8K views · 212 reactions | Our new three banded armadillo, Persephone, turned 3 on February 9! Celebrations included this special "cake," made with crushed insectivore chow mix and... | By Zoo Atlanta | Facebook

On March 18th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) Guatemalan beaded lizard named Bogi which is now an ambassador animal.

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On April 7th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) tawny frogmouth hatched which is now on display in the Orkin Children's Zoo area.

24K views · 684 reactions | tawny frogmouth chick | What's better than one tawny frogmouth chick? TWO tawny frogmouth chicks! The Bird Team is thrilled to announce another baby cotton ball, recently... | By Zoo Atlanta | Facebook

On April 21st, the zoo announced that a (0.1) clouded leopard named Suhana passed away at age 11 due to a decline in health.

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Oh, poor Suhana. Was she the only clouded leopard in Zoo Atlanta's collection? And does anyone know how long she lived there? If she was the leopard on display in 2016, I had a memorable experience where my sister turned her back to the glass, and Suhana (or whichever leopard it was) pounced at her twice.
 
She was their only one, but I'm not sure how long she'd been there. I'm pretty bummed about this one too. I saw her just three days prior to her passing. The "Complex Carnivores" section had already taken a big hit very recently with the loss of Logan the fossa, and both the bush dogs and raccoon dogs several years back... not to mention that the sun bears probably won't be around much longer.

I really hope the area can bound back, because on average carnivorans are probably my absolute favorite order and we've seen what an impressive collection this zoo is capable of. I'm just not sure how likely that is under current management.
 
On May 7th, the zoo announced they acquired 3 domestic ferrets named Enoki, Porcini, and Portobello from an unspecified rescue facility which will become animal ambassadors in the future.

6.4K views · 196 reactions | Domestic ferrets Enoki, Portobello, and Porcini recently moved into their new habitat! They come to us from a ferret rescue and are previous pets.... | By Zoo Atlanta | Facebook

On April 25th, it was announced that the zoo will transfer a (0.1) western lowland gorilla named Merry Leigh to San Antonio Zoo in Texas in the future.

6K views · 228 reactions | Meet Merry! Merry is making her way from Zoo Atlanta to her new home at Congo Falls later this year, where she’ll join our vibrant gorilla troop! To celebrate, we’re giving away Merry trading cards tomorrow, April 26! This is the second release in our 8-part collectible trading card series, with one card for each gorilla arriving in the months ahead. Cards will be available to the first 500 guests near the Project Selva 4D Theater beginning at 9:00 a.m. — don’t miss out! | San Antonio Zoo

On May 9th, the zoo announced they acquired 6 Chilean flamingos from Greenville Zoo in South Carolina which are now on exhibit. The zoo also announced they transferred 2+ Chilean flamingos to Greenville Zoo.

600 reactions · 29 shares | Exciting news! #OnlyZooATL | Zoo Atlanta
 
Smaggledagle said:
On May 30th, the zoo announced they will transfer another (0.1) western lowland gorilla named Andi to San Antonio Zoo in Texas later in 2025.

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I thought it was announced in April 2025 that Merry Leigh would be transferred to San Antonio soon...(???). So, is now just Andi moving or should we come to the conclusion it is 2 for the transfer event of one only???
 
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