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| March 28, 1889 |
George Gress purchases a circus to rescue the starving animals. These animals are the start of the Grant Park Zoo (now ZooAtlanta). |
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| August 10, 1890 |
Clio arrives at the Grant Park Zoo. The elephant was purchased through donations by the children of Atlanta |
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| May 13, 1988 |
Willie B. is set free at the Zoo Atlanta
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| November 20, 1997 |
Giant panda bear exhibit featuring Lun-Lun and Yang-Yang opens amid great fanfare at ZooAtlanta in Grant Park |
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| November 5, 1999 |
United Parcel Service delivers Yang-Yang and Lun-Lun to ZooAtlanta. The two giant pandas will be on display at the zoo for the next 10 years. Additionally, around-the-clock scientific observation aimed at increasing the population of this endangered species may help the panda's long term survival |
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| February 2, 2000 |
Willie B., the silverback gorilla at ZooAtlanta dies. |
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| September 6, 2006 |
Zoo Atlanta's giant panda Lun-Lun gave birth to a baby panda the size of a stick of butter. |
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Known under a variety of names including Grant Park Zoo, Metropolitan Zoo and ZooAtlanta, the Atlanta Zoo was reborn in 1984, after being named one of the nation's ten worst zoos.
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