ZOO ATLANTA

ANNUAL REPORT

65 BIRTHS13 SPECIESREPTILIA

57 BIRTHS10 SPECIESMAMMALIA

97 BIRTHS 19 SPECIESAVES219 BIRTHS

42 SPEECIES

Zoo Atlanta holds the world’s only legally-owned zoological collection of Guatemalan beaded lizards and is rapidly becoming a leader in the successful reproduction of this species, which is found only in Guatemala’s Motagua Valley.

JABARI60 pounds at birth

1/300th of his mother's weight

MEI LUN and MEI HUAN5 ounces at birth

1/900th of their mother's weight

America’s only giant panda twins

MEI LUN AND MEI HUANBorn July 15, 2013Mei Lun at 6:21 p.m.Mei Huan at 6:23 p.m.

We experienced the elation of the birth of Jabari, the first rhino calf ever born at Zoo Atlanta in our 125-year history.

ANIMAL BIRTHS

24-hour monitoring of Lun Lun and the cubs

188 days4,512 HOURS

Zookeepers 7

Vet staff 3

1 Curator of Mammals

1 Chinese colleague

GREAT APE BIRTHS

COLTAN

AnakaWestern lowland gorillaAugust 30, 2013

AndiWestern lowland gorillaMarch 14, 2013

PelariBornean orangutanSeptember 14, 2013

PongoSumatran orangutanJanuary 10, 2013

Recycled with proceeds going exclusively to gorilla conservation

1,668 cell phonesA substance mined in gorilla habitat

COLTANScreened for cardiac disease at Limbe

15 GORILLASScreened for cardiac disease at Limbe

32 CHIMPANZEES

HELPING GORILLAS IN THE WILDGreat Ape Heart Project led a team to Limbe Wildlife Center in Cameroon.

Veterinarians 4

1 Cardiologist

1 Photographer

We celebrated heartwarming success stories such as the story of Blaze and Pongo the Sumatran orangutans, reunited as mother and son after three months of round-the-clock care by some very determined human caregivers.

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4,997followers gained

24,682followers gained

500,000followers gained

1,184followers gained

Animal Planet L!VE’s Sloth Cam, featuring Zoo Atlanta’s own Cocoa, Bonnie and Okra, debuted in October and is incredibly popular with web viewers. Biweekly Sloth Cam Chats followed in 2014.

Instagram launched

The first 100 Days of Mei Lun and Mei Huan

724,854 views1,601,474 minutes watched

Top YouTube Video

A Case Study on Google+Zoo Atlanta is spearheading Hangouts On Air in classrooms with our Virtual Field Trips in the Connected Classrooms program.

Making a splash in the morningThe twin giant panda cubs were named Mei Lun (may loon) and Mei Huan (may hwaan). The names, which originate from a Chinese idiom meaning “something indescribably beautiful and magnificent,” were announced via live broadcast on Good Morning America on October 23, 2013.

SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH

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Everyone on grounds – be they full-time staff, Volunteers or Volunteens – joined forces to make an impact on the lives of thousands of people.

Volunteer service hours

58,938 Valued at

$1.1 MILLION

Equivalent to

26Full-time staff

GIRAFFES LOVE LETTUCEThe Twiga Terrace giraffe feeding program sold an impressive amount of lettuce and browse.

Sales: $33,290 vs. Budget at $20,655

Previous year at $14,015

HUMAN HELPING HANDS

Students and families reached through education programs

135,000Visitors impacted

634,000

Total Visitors

850,000

Membership

10% INCREASE

GROWTH & LOOKING FORWARDJanuary | 27,609

February | 26,873December | 27,758

November | 42,505

October | 84,423

September | 63,990

August | 73,188

July | 103,975

June | 104,361

May | 103,982

April | 121,553

March | 72,767

54%April - July433,871 visitors

Monthly Visitors

CONSERVATION PROJECTS

LOCATION OF PROJECTS

Frost’s alligator lizardsGuatemala

$12,650 - Foundation for the Endangered Species of Guatemala

Critically endangered

Black rhinocerosZimbabwe

$10,000 - International Rhino Foundation/Lowveld Rhino Trust

Critically endangered

Clouded leopard and wild catsBorneo

$4,800 - University Complutense Madrid

Vulnerable

Red pandasNepal

$5,000 - Red Panda Network

Vulnerable

NEW PROJECTS FOR 2013 | total $32,400EXISTING PROJECTS

While we continued to exert leadership in our primary centers of excellence – giant pandas, great apes, and reptiles and amphibians – our Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment Fund allowed us to make an impact on programs not historically represented in our targeted areas, extending our 2013 support.

FINANCES

*Results are unaudited.

Contributed Goods and Services | 3%

Zoo Atlanta2013 Operating Revenue*$18.6 million

Zoo Atlanta2013 Operating Expenses$17.3 million

Animal Welfare | 26%

Operations | 20%

Concessions and Rental Events | 15%

General Administration11%

Conservation and Education | 10%

Marketing | 6%

Advancement | 5%

Membership | 4%

Admissions | 39%

Concessions and Rental Events | 21%

Membership | 18%

Contributions and Events | 12%

Conservation and Education | 6%

Contributed Goods and Services | 3% Other | 1%

THANK YOU DONORSWe Applaud Our DonorsZoo Atlanta would like to express gratitude to the following donors for their generous gifts given between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013.

$80,000 - $100,000Chris CarlosThe Coca-Cola CompanyNorfolk Southern Foundation*

$50,000 - $79,999Thalia N. Carlos & Chris M. Carlos FoundationDelta Air Lines, Inc.Ford Motor Company FundGeorgia Power Foundation, Inc.The Hack Foundation*David and Cecelia Ratcliffe

$25,000 - $49,999AGL Resources, Inc.AnonymousGeorgia Power CompanyPNC FoundationPrimerica FoundationThe Mabel Dorn Reeder FoundationJeffrey Sprecher and Kelly LoefflerWells Fargo

$15,000 - $24,999Brad and Mary Frances BentonThe Honorable Anne Cox ChambersFord Motor Company- National OfficeRobert and Kathleen GoddardMarianne Halle Animal Support FoundationLexisNexisPS Energy Group, Inc.Wells Fargo Foundation Inc.Alexander and Virginia Williams

$10,000 - $14,999Wayne and Maria AaronAT&T GeorgiaThe Atlanta FoundationThe Arthur M. Blank Family FoundationNancy and Eric BrownThalia & Michael C. Carlos FoundationCredit Suisse Private BankDoug and Donna CurlingDeloitteJohn and Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc.Georgia-Pacific CorporationThe Goddard FoundationMatt and Brittany GoveWalter Clay Hill and Family FoundationThe Home Depot, Inc.Mark and Christy RobertsMichael and Lovette RussellCharles and Linda SwardRick and Michelle TrainorTroutman Sanders LLPWilmington TrustZeist FoundationZoo New England / Franklin Park Zoo

$5,000 - $9,999Michael and Andreane AndersonAnonymousAnonymousArrow Exterminators, Inc.Atlanta Charity ClaysBank of AmericaEddy and Erica BenoitMary Allen Lindsey Branan FoundationSharon and David ByersKelly CaffarelliCharles and Elizabeth CarySteve and Barbara Chaddick

Charlie B. CrawfordTye and Cathy DarlandPatricia DickeyDixon Hughes Goodman LLPGerry and Avary DoubledayErnst & Young LLPAndrew and Faye EvansAndrea Farley and Paul CarriereFifth Third BankSusan FosterRichard and Loretta FrankovicNicholas and Aimee FranzRon FriesonDr. Sara Helen GozaBarbara GrayGreenberg Traurig LLPHeidrick & Struggles Inc.William HillJackson HoukMoises and Rosa HunttStephen and Dean JohnstonJones DayJP Morgan ChaseKaiser PermanenteDan KaufmanErnest and Teresa KeyDavid and MinJae KimTheodore J. LaVallee, Sr.Mark and Elizabeth LazarusSusan Grant and Honore A. LeBrun, IIICheryl LevickThe Little Family FoundationLockheed Martin Aeronautical SystemsCharles and Catherine MarkwalterScott and Gwen McPhersonWard and Laura MorseWilliam and Fiona NemetzNovelisCatherine M. O'NeilThe Pittulloch FoundationAshley PreisingerPublix Super Market Charities

The Deepak Raghavan Family FoundationRecall North AmericaBrent and Darcelle ReidJohn and Lisa RipollDon and Peggy RogersRogers & HardinGigi and Christopher RoulandMr. D. Jack Sawyer, Jr. and Dr. William E. TorresCharles and Donna SharbaughTimothy and Isabelle SmockSouthStar Energy Services, LLC.Standard Office SystemsJoe and Melody ThomasTroutman Sanders StrategiesThe UPS FoundationStephanie and Steven VetteseRobert and Judith WebbWindham BrannonKeith and Dr. Sylvia WrightWSB-TV, Channel 2John and Ellen Yates

African lionsNovember 19, 2013

The four cubs are the second litter for Kiki and Kamau.

*Indicates a multi-year gift

$2,500 - $4,999Neal M. AllenAlston & BirdAnn Berry and James StephensCeleste BottorffGregg and Eugenia BurchCLC Foundation, Inc.Stephanie De BenedictisEmory HealthcareEnterprise Holdings FoundationEquifax Inc.J. Randolph and Linda EvansChaice and Tom GarnerBen and Michele GarrenGeorgia State University AthleticsPolly HeywardRichard and Diane HudsonLana M. JordanDavid and Jennifer KahnDavid & Jennifer Kahn Family FoundationAspen and Jason KronBeth Kytle Chandler and Zeb ChandlerThe Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee FoundationThe Levenson Foundation, Inc.Nathan and Nicole LewisLinda Lively and James HughTim and Traci LoweShannon LumpkinJohn and Lee McCollMcMaster-Carr Supply CompanyRandy and Jane MerrillMichelle MerrillJames Starr Moore Memorial FoundationNivedita Persaud and Edward MillerVirginia PhilipRealan Foundation, Inc.Peter and Alice RogersMatthew SenaSusan SmithState Charitable Contributions ProgramSunTrust BankCurtis and Jylla TearteMark TiptonAlejandra Vercini AvilezWilliam and Judith VogelDonald and Rosemary WeberChris and Ingrid WillisRobert and Mary Yellowlees

$1,000 - $2,499AGCO Corp.John and Juliet AllanDavid and Sherry AnglinAnonymousGlenn and Sheri AustinEleanor BanisterChristopher and Melinda BarberTim and Elesa BentsenNancy BivinsJenny Bloom and Betty BloomLaura H. BolandRichard BrinkleyRay Bryant and Kristi BurnhamJoseph G. & Inez Crawford Burtchaell FoundationC2 EducationDan and Christy CampbellCardlytics, Inc.Daniel J. ChenCindilu Clancy and Bill TrammellMontie and Janette CutlipCindy and Craig DavisJohn and Gerna DavisThe Arthur Vining Davis FoundationsMichael and Jenifer DobbsKristen and Peter DooleyDavid and Karen DortonConstance and Tom DotzenrodChristopher and Sonnet EdmondsEmploybridgePaul and Madonna EngleWilla and Alan FabianBrad and Vivienne FergusonGreg and Christine FosterJulia T. GainesGenuine Parts CompanyJohn and Marty GillinTerry and Jane GordonRosalind GroverMichael J. GrundyLewis HamnerGeorge and Penny HartTeresa HenningsJeffrey and Emily HilimireRick HolcombNatalie and Phil HollowayHomrich BergDennis and Renée HopfHenry and Stephanie HowellSteve and Nora HughesTad Hutcheson

Drs. Duane and Fleda JacksonDonald and Becca JenningsCharlene JohnsonWilliam Jonas and Mary Gleim-JonasAnn JourdanRaymond and Robin KingKing & SpaldingJohn and Karole LloydRon LoudinGay and Erskine Love FoundationMolly and Kenneth LynchChad and Sarah MalloryPeter and Sandy McGaffiganJulia MerkleWalter Mitchell and Marci SchmerlerStarr MooreMichael A. MorrisNationwide InsuranceMcKee and Sally NunnallyJudith Fowler OttleyJohn and Helen ParkerMonica PascoeBob and Mildred PettyJack and Julie PierceRobert and Martha PierceDrs. Richard and Pamela PoeDerek and Kendall PorterThe Julian Price Family FoundationGordon and Linda RamseyDan and Margery ReasonMichael ReineckTony and Sara RichJune RudolechJohn and Shayla RumelyChris and Sarah RushMorgan SchuesslerMarti ShearerDrs. Mark and Kimberly ShumateMilton and Anna SmithMr. and Mrs. Haywood SolomonWayne and Glenna StanhouseDavid Stockert and Cameron IvesMr. and Mrs. Edward J. Stowers, Jr. Sheri StricklandNina S. Tally and Mike ThorpeBobbi and Phyllis TownsendVirgil P. Warren FoundationMargaret Watkins & Robert WatkinsWeber Family FoundationJames and Janette WellsWells Fargo Insurance ServicesRalph and Kathy Williams

Suzanne WilnerDiane WilshireWXIA-TV, 11 ALIVE

$500 - $999AnonymousBill BalzerMerrell and Constance CalhounTom and Sabina CarrReeves and Beth CaryJim and Wendy CheeksRob CherofGail and Jason EvansDerek and Michelle FreemanAllen and Ellen GainesPeg Gallagher and William Chuck HunterKevin and Patricia GoffMrs. Louise Staton GunnMark and Burch HansonSarah Hundley and Brian McCrackenIBM Global ServicesJewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc.Gay T. JolleyCecile Malone JonesMichael and Karen KellyLynne LaValleeCressie and Chris LewisKekla MagoonAlex and Doris MalaspinaTommy and Adam MaloneClifton and Denise McWilliamsThomas and Clair MullerFrank and Cordelia PayneStephen PepeMichael and Patricia PetelleBrenda PratherRichard and Joann RatiaMary Alice ShinallAlex and Betty Smith Donor Advised FundAnthony and Linda SutyloTorre Design Consortium, Ltd.James and Krist-Ann VoylesWinston and Brooke WeinmannP. Wheeler

*Indicates a multi-year gift

Sucessfully bred 18 species of birds!

Zoo Atlanta would like to thank the following for their in-kind gifts:

AAA ParkingAmerican Event RentalsPatrick E. AndersonBill Vick Restaurant EquipmentTony C. BrewerBruster's Ice CreamClik SimpleCostumes Etc.DeloitteDowney Trees, Inc.Pamela DukesEarthCamEntertainment Referral NetworkEvent Rentals Unlimited, Inc.EZ Brands USA, LLCFontasticSherma FrancisFull Circle Lighting and ProductionsFulton County Sheriff's Reserve UnitCarol Futral HawkinsHoltzquip Inc.Leapfrog Services, Inc.Mr. Ellen McLeroyAdrienne Miller and Lisa DempseyCharles MurnanNovaMed USAPolsinelli PCProof Of The Pudding by MGRRhodes BakeryKate and Chris RocaSmall Planet FoodsSnyder'sSouthern SeasonsSouthStar Energy Services, LLC.Southwest Airlines CompanyTara MaterialsTents Unlimited, Inc.Chris TestaBob WebbBeth WallaceJennifer and Kathy WilliamsXfinity

Thanks to the following companies for their matching gifts:

AccentureAetna Foundation, Inc.AT&T GeorgiaAutomatic Data ProcessingBank of AmericaThe Arthur M. Blank Family FoundationChubb & Son Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.The Coca-Cola CompanyEquifax Inc.GE Foundation Matching GiftsGeorgia-Pacific CorporationHewlett-Packard CompanyThe Home Depot, Inc.IBM Global ServicesJackson HealthcareJohnson & Johnson MGKimberly-Clark FoundationMacy's-Federated Department StoresMasco CorporationMurphy Oil CorporationNordson CorporationNorfolk Southern FoundationThe Prudential FoundationSprint FoundationSunTrust BankTexas InstrumentsTime Warner Inc.The UPS FoundationWXIA-TV, 11 ALIVE

The Legacy Society is comprised of individuals who have generously included Zoo Atlanta in their estate planning:

Thomas and Suzanne BallewJane BarronNelly de BourneCharles and Elizabeth CaryPhilip and Judi EdwardsPaula S. FaulconerSusan FosterJames and Ruth GaulkeDr. Sara Helen GozaEmily Bourne GrigsbyPolly HeywardSteve and Nora HughesPatricia IsaacsTheodore J. LaVallee, Sr.Fred and Joan LeMosyBill MaxwellDouglas McCurdyMarjorie J. McEntyreMcKee and Sally NunnallyThe Mabel Dorn Reeder FoundationBob and Mildred PettyMilton and Anna SmithPat SmithThurmond SmithgallTimothy and Isabelle Smock

Tara and the Zoo’s other animal artists had their work featured in an art show that raised $2,000 for animal enrichment programs.

Zoo Atlanta is grateful for the following individuals for their capital gifts:

$5,000,000+Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation

$1,000,000 - $4,999,999AnonymousGeorgia Power Foundation/ Southern Company Charitable FoundationThe Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation

$500,000 - $999,999The Arthur M. Blank Family FoundationThe Home Depot, Inc.The Marcus FoundationUPS

$250,000 - $499,999James M. Cox FoundationDelta Air Lines, Inc.A Friend of Zoo AtlantaThe Kendeda FundDavid and Cecelia RatcliffeZeist Foundation

$100,000 - $249,999AGL Resources, Inc.AnonymousGinny and Charles BrewerSunTrust Bank Trusteed

Harry L. English Memorial FundAndrew and Faye EvansThe Imlay FoundationMcKee NunnallyThe Deepak Raghavan Family FoundationChristy and Mark Roberts

Tull Charitable Foundation Inc.William L. WestbrookThe David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund

$50,000 - $99,999AEC TrustAnonymousArrow Exterminators, Inc.Brad and Mary Frances BentonMr. and Mrs. Charles W. CaryCousins Charitable Lead Annuity TrustCSX CorporationTye and Cathy DarlandSusan FosterHolder Construction Company

FoundationMichael and Elizabeth KlumpThe Devereaux F. and Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc.Peter and Sandy McGaffiganThomas and Kim Noonan

SunTrust Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999The Blanche Lipscomb FoundationMickey and Carolyn BrownCooper Family Foundation, Inc.Pete and Ada Lee CorrellDouglas J. Hertz Family Foundation, Inc.George and Janet JohnsonStephen and Dean JohnstonLiz and Mark LazarusNory LeBrun and Susan GrantThe Livingston Foundation, Inc.Morgens West FoundationBob and Mildred PettyAshley PreisingerNancy RafuseThe Rich FoundationIda Alice Ryan Charitable Trust

The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc.The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc.

$10,000 - $24,999American Software, Inc.Jim and Julie BallounJane BarronTom BellNelly de BournePatricia CarsonCousins Properties Inc.Bradley Currey, Jr.Andrea FarleyBen and Michele GarrenGenuine Parts Company

William HillMassey Charitable TrustCatherine M. O'NeilPrice Gilbert, Jr. Charitable FundThe Rockdale Foundation, Inc.Michael and Lovette RussellJack SawyerAlex and Betty Smith Donor Advised FundCharles and Linda SwardJoanne TruffelmanTurner Foundation, Inc.Wells FargoDrs. Sylvia and Keith Wright

$5,000 - $9,999Thomas and Suzanne BallewDoug EllisBrad and Vivienne FergusonWain and Alicia KellumLindsey and Sean MabeyJohn RiceGornata L. RossMr. Albert Thornton

$2,500 - $4,999Glenn and Sheri Austin

David H. DortonNick and Aimee FranzDr. Duane JacksonLexisNexisClifton and Denise McWilliamsMichael E. Wollenhaup

$1,000 - $2,499James and Alena AnagnostakisAllen and Norma BalesJay Sherwin Barber and Katherine Werk BarberRebecca BarnesDwaine T. Bergeron and Lori C. PertuitJohn and Rebekah BurgessAubrey and Carol BushKelly CaffarelliCharles and Alison CarlinDon and Beverly ChapmanCharles EasleyPortia FontFred and Ann GilbertMarion and Gail GloverKenneth M. Greenwood and Beth CaldwellPatrice and Ernest GreerHannah GuishardDan and Parkey HaggmanGladys HarveyMary Heaner and Gardner HeanerSteve and Nina HigginsSteve and Nora HughesScott and Andrea HumeAlbert ItenDennis and Jocelyne KeijzerDebra Keys and Kathleen RinehartDavid and MinJae KimDiethard and Kriss LindnerJohn and Jada O'NeillDean and Glenda OwensJacklyn ParksJeannie and Anna ParrishWalter and Susan PirainoLouise Reaves

Don and Peggy RogersPat Stacy and Rebecca NelsonMichael and Sally SwangerCamm and Judith Ann SwiftSara and Kevin ThomasAdelia and Brad TidwellJohn and Sussana VisserBrenda WashingtonAndrea Whitley and Jennifer Lamon

$500 - $999Penny EvansSara M. Hernandez and Janet HensrudAmy Higgins and Michael SimpsonJ Kimbro PropertiesSteve and Rebecca Ziegler

Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document. If we have omitted anyone, please accept our sincere apologies and contact 404-624-5836 so that we may correct our records.

THANK YOU DONORS

As the first project of the Master Plan, Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience will be a cornerstone for the reinvention of the Zoo, and it will play a significant role in advancing Zoo Atlanta’s ability to serve its community locally while preserving endangered species globally.

Wayne AaronMichael Anderson Eddy Benoit, Jr.Brad BentonNancy BrownSharon ByersKelly CaffarelliMerry CarlosBill Cary James CheeksMalcolm Cunningham Tye DarlandPatricia Dickey Andrew W. EvansAndrea FarleyNick FranzRon FriesonKathleen GoddardMatt GoveWilliam HillMoises HunttDr. Duane Jackson

Stephen Franklin Johnston, Sr.David KimBeth Kytle Chandler Elizabeth LazarusNory LeBrun IIICheryl LevickSean MabeyWilliam NemetzMcKee NunnallyAshley PreisingerJohn RipollMark RobertsGigi RoulandLovette RussellD. Jack SawyerMark StreetRick Trainor Stephanie VetteseEdwin A. Wahlen, Jr. Larry WestbrookDr. Sylvia Wright

2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rachel Davis - WRITER, COPY EDITOR

Becky Scheel - DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, INFOGRAPHIC MACHINE

Richard Hezlep - CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Amy Walton - MANAGING EDITOR Adam K. Thompson - STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Lynn Yakubinis and BBDO

SPECIAL THANKS to the staff of Zoo Atlanta for contributing hours and information.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We celebrated the opening of the all-new Splash Fountain, an interactive water play experience presented by the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority.