Zoo Atlanta, Wildlife park in Grant Park, Atlanta, US.
Zoo Atlanta is a zoological garden in Grant Park, Atlanta, spread across roughly 16 hectares and home to over a thousand animals from different continents. The facility is organized into several zones with enclosures for African elephants, gorillas, giant pandas, orangutans, and many other species from Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
The animal garden began in 1889 when a circus owner gifted the city a collection of animals. Over the course of the 20th century the institution grew from a modest menagerie into a center for species protection and research.
Panda cubs born at Zoo Atlanta were named on their 100th day, following Chinese custom: Mei Lun and Mei Huan in 2013, Ya Lun and Xi Lun in 2016. Cub Po, born in 2010, was named by actor Jack Black after his Kung Fu Panda character. The zoo's gorillas carry local memory too: Willie B. was named for former Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield.
Tickets can be reserved online, and the park is open daily except on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes, as the grounds include several hills and pathways that require walking.
Zoo Atlanta is one of three institutions in the U.S. that house giant pandas, not four. Male Ping Ping (born March 17, 2020) and female Fu Shuang (born October 18, 2020) arrived on September 27, 2026, after a two-year gap without pandas, and are expected to return to China in 2036. They live in the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center.
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