Founded in the late 1880s when a traveling circus broke down and went bankrupt in Atlanta, the Atlanta Zoo opened in Grant Park with a jaguar, hyena, black bear, camels, and other creatures.  The zoo expanded significantly in 1935 when Asa G. Candler, Jr., founder of the Coca-Cola Company and former Atlanta mayor, donated his […]

In the wild, bobcats can be found throughout much of North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico.  They are only slightly larger than domesticated cats averaging between 15 to 30 lbs.