>>
>> SEASONS MAY CHANGE, BUT THE
PARTY AT THE ZOO
IS ALWAYS A WILD
ADVENTURE AND
ADVENTURE AND HEAR TO TALK TO
US IS JUSTIN
ECKELBERRY.
ECKELBERRY. WELCOME BACK,
WELCOME BACK, JUSTIN.
JUSTIN.
JUSTIN. >> IT'S GREAT TO
BE BACK.
BE BACK.
BE BACK. >> I CAN'T HELP
BUT NOTICE YOU
BROUGHT A LITTLE
GUY.
GUY.
GUY. >>
GUY. >> THIS IS MAUI
AND HE'S OUR
ALLIGATOR.
ALLIGATOR. >> FIVE MONTH AND
SMALL NOW BUT HOW
BIG WILL HE GET.
>> TEN FEET AS
LONG AS THEY LIVE
A NICE HEALTHY
LIFE AND AS LONG
AS THEY HAVE
ENOUGH SPACE AND
FOOD, THEY GET
LARGE.
LARGE.
LARGE. >>
LARGE. >> I WAS ASKING
JUSTIN BEFORE THE
BREAK IF I COULD
PET MAUI AND I
WAS SAYING I
WOULDN'T BECAUSE
WOULDN'T BECAUSE HE WILL BITE AND
THE TEETH ARE
SMALL, YOU SAID
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> THE TEETH ARE
SMALL.
SMALL.
SMALL. IF
SMALL. IF HE
IF HE
IF HE WERE TO BITE IT'S
OUT OF DEFENSE.
AT THIS AGE
THEY'RE SCARED OF
PREDATORS AND
PREDATORS AND ANYTHING AROUND
ANYTHING AROUND THEM.
THEM.
THEM. SO
THEM. SO IF
SO IF
SO IF YOU'RE BITING
YOU'RE BITING IT'S DEFENSE.
IT'S DEFENSE. THE THING HE'S
GOING TO DO FIRST
IS OPEN HIS MOUTH
AND START HISSING
AND IF HE'S
SCARED HE'S GOING
TO START CALLING
FOR MOMMY AND YOU
NEED TO WORRY.
>> LUCKY MAMMA IS
NOT HEAR.
NOT HEAR.
NOT HEAR. ALL
ALL
ALL SUMMER LONG YOU
HAD GREAT
HAD GREAT
HAD GREAT ACTIVITIES AND
ACTIVITIES AND SAME THING GOES
AS WE GET INTO
FALL SEASON AND
WEATHER
WEATHER
WEATHER TEMPERATURE COOLS
TEMPERATURE COOLS DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE ARE READY FOR
THOSE
THOSE
THOSE TEMPERATURES TO
TEMPERATURES TO COOL DOWN.
COOL DOWN. AND
AND
AND WITH
AND WITH FALL COMES
OUR FAVORITE
OUR FAVORITE EVENTS.
EVENTS.
EVENTS. WE GOT
WE GOT
WE GOT THINGS COMING
THINGS COMING THROUGH SUCH AS
SAFARI, SATURDAY
SAFARI, SATURDAY THE 22nd.
THE 22nd.
THE 22nd. THAT'S
THAT'S
THAT'S A
THAT'S A FUN 21 AND OVER
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. IT'S A
IT'S A
IT'S A NICE WINE TASTING
FOR EVERYONE AND
ALL OF ANIMALS
START ENJOYING
START ENJOYING THE COOLER
THE COOLER WEATHER MORE.
WEATHER MORE. IT'S A NICE TIME
OF YEAR FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. >> I HAVE SO MANY
FRIENDS THAT SAY
THAT'S SUCH A FUN
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. IT'S ONLY
IT'S ONLY
IT'S ONLY FOR THE 21 AND UP
CROWD.
CROWD.
CROWD. BUT YOU
BUT YOU
BUT YOU GET TO WALK
AROUND AND ENJOY
YOUR WINE, YOUR
BEER, AND JUST
TAKE IT ALL IN,
IN THAT FABULOUS
SCENERY.
SCENERY.
SCENERY. ALSO I
ALSO I
ALSO I KNOW YOU HAVE A
REGULAR ANIMAL
REGULAR ANIMAL AWARENESS DAYS.
AWARENESS DAYS. TELL US ABOUT
WORLD GORILLA
WORLD GORILLA DAY.
DAY.
DAY. THAT'S
THAT'S
THAT'S COMING UP THIS
MONTH AS WELL.
>> THAT'S THE
SAME DAY AS SIP
AND SAFARI.
AND SAFARI. SEPTEMBER 22nd.
SEPTEMBER 22nd. THEY'RE THE FIRST
INSTITUTION -- IT
STARTED LAST YEAR
SO WE CELEBRATED
OUR GORILLAS AND
TALK ABOUT THE
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION ACTIONS,
ACTIONS,
ACTIONS, EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. SO
SO
SO GRILLS
SO GRILLS ARE
GRILLS ARE IMPORTANT TO US
AT ZOO ATLANTA.
>> REALLY ONLY
ONE OF FOUR ZOOS
IN THE U.S.
HOUSING JAY AN
PANDAS.
PANDAS.
PANDAS. GIVE US
GIVE US
GIVE US AN UPDATE ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> TWINS JUST
TURNED TWO AND
THEIR PARENTS
THEIR PARENTS JUST TURNED 21.
THEY HAVE THE
COOLER WEATHER SO
YOU MIGHT SEE
THEM OUTSIDE.
THEM OUTSIDE. THEY'RE ADAPTIVE
THEY'RE ADAPTIVE FOR THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES SO
TEMPERATURES SO THEY ENJOY THEIR
OUTDOOR HABITAT
OUTDOOR HABITAT AND WE GET SNOW.
IT'S A BLAST TO
SEE THEM.
SEE THEM.
SEE THEM. >> SO MUCH FUN.
>> ANY NEW
ANIMALS WE
ANIMALS WE SHOULD.
SHOULD.
SHOULD. >> WE HAVE 25 NEW
HATCHLING THAT
HATCHLING THAT CAME TO US.
THEY'RE A -- AND
THEY CAME FROM
FEMALES INJURED
FEMALES INJURED OR RAN OVER BY
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMOBILES UNFORTUNATELY.
UNFORTUNATELY. SO THEY COME TO
ZOO ATLANTA TO
LIVE FOR A YEAR
AND THEY GO BACK
DOWN TO THE
GEORGIA SEA
GEORGIA SEA TURTLE PROGRAM
TURTLE PROGRAM AND THEY PREPARED
THEM TO GO BACK
INTO THE WILD.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. >> THEY'RE DOING
A GOOD PROGRAM
DOWN THERE.
DOWN THERE. THIS
THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS SOMETHING WE
PARTICIPATED IN
PARTICIPATED IN FOR A FEW YEARS
SO IT'S GOOD TO
HELP THEM OUT.
>> ANY OTHER WAYS
THAT WE CAN SAY
HELLO TO FALL.
I
I
I KNOW
I KNOW EVERY YEAR
YOU DO SOMETHING
BIG FOR
BIG FOR
BIG FOR HALLOWEEN.
HALLOWEEN. >> WE DO.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. WE
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE OUR BREW AT
THE ZOO AND
THAT'S A FUN OF
COUPLE OF
COUPLE OF
COUPLE OF WEEKENDS TOWARD
WEEKENDS TOWARD THE OCTOBER AREA.
LUCKILY WE STILL
ARE SEEING SOME
WARMER
WARMER
WARMER TEMPERATURES SO
TEMPERATURES SO WE HAVE THE
SPLASH PAD GOING
ON HOPEFULLY
ON HOPEFULLY THROUGH OCTOBER
THROUGH OCTOBER 31st AS LONG AS
THE TEMPERATURES
THE TEMPERATURES HELP US OUT WITH
THAT AND IT'S A
GOOD SEASON TO
COME STOP BY.
>> ANY TIPS FOR
VISITING INSTEAD
VISITING INSTEAD OF GETTING THERE
AND BUYING YOUR
TICKETS THERE?
TICKETS THERE? CAN WE PLAN
EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING ONLINE?
ONLINE?
ONLINE? >> YES, YOU CAN.
WE ALWAYS ADVISE
PEOPLE TO COME AS
EARLY AS
EARLY AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. WE
WE
WE OPEN
WE OPEN AT 9:30,
SOMETIMES PARKING
SOMETIMES PARKING CAN BE A MESS IN
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. EVERYONE KNOWS.
EVERYONE KNOWS. WE HAVE ALL THOSE
WONDERFUL APPS
WONDERFUL APPS WHERE YOU CAN
CHECK WHAT'S
CHECK WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGH
THE DAY AND PLAN
YOUR DAILY VISIT
SO YOU DON'T HAVE
TO MISS ANYTHING
AND THAT CAN BE
FOUND AT
FOUND AT
FOUND AT ZOOATLANTA.ORG.
ZOOATLANTA.ORG. >> BUY MAUI, NICE
TO MEET YOU --
BYE, MAUI, NICE
TO MEET