Zoo Atlanta Panda-monium takes over Grant Park. New Chapter One of Atlanta's favorite elder statesmen, Willie B. the gorilla, passed away in 2000 after nearly 30 years at Zoo Atlanta. Without question, his most likely successors as rulers of the urban jungle are Yang Yang and Lun Lun, two rare giant pandas who arrived in the summer of 2000. Not since Willie B. learned to mate at the age of 31 has so much buzz surrounded the zoo. The zoo occupies the southern half of Grant Park.
Habitats are spacious and naturalistic with plenty of trees, bushes, watering holes and cozy dens.
That makes animals who naturally live in trees, bushes and cozy dens hard to see sometimes, but patience usually pays off. The Animals You've got your pandas, your exotic birds, your freaky reptiles. While you're in Grant Park, check out the Atlanta Cyclorama. User Reviews Current avg. Atlanta's zoo is not on par with most.