Zoo Atlanta

The Atlanta Zoo is operated by the zoo and aquarium society and is one of the main attractions in Atlanta. The zoo covers 16 hectares and was established in 1889. It is located in Atlanta's Grant Park and attracts around one million visitors. The herd consists of 250 species and 1,000 animals from around the world.

Noteworthy is the attitude of a couple Big pandas, Lun Lun and Yang Yang, on loan to the zoo Chengdu in the People's Republic of China. According to an artificial insemination Lun Lun brought up to the year 2009 on September 6, 2006 at 16.51 clock at the age of nine years female panda baby. The baby was "baptized" in a solemn ceremony on 15 December 2006, so the Chinese tradition, corresponding to 100 days after birth, the name "Mei Lan " ( " Atlanta Beauty" ).

Built for $ 4.5 million Ford African Rain Forest is home to 23 western lowland gorillas, the second largest group of these animals, which is shown in North America. The zoo was also the home of a famous male gorilla named Willie B., who was named after a former mayor of Atlanta, William B. Hartsfield (according to him also the international Hartsfield airport is named). Recently got one of Willie B's daughters twins, which is extremely rare in gorillas

Zoo Atlanta is a member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association ( AZA ), a conservation and breeding program, with the zoo tries to keep the Red Panda and the Sumatran tiger from extinction. Other important animals in the park are Sumatran orangutans, rhinos, African elephants and Komodo dragons. The petting zoo allows predominantly children to maintain close contact with pets.