Managing birds in mixed-species aviaries

Hello everyone! Kyle here from the Bird Team! A lot of you who have gotten to visit our Zoo have...

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September 14, 2021

Training big cats for vaccines

Vaccines. At times it seems like that is one of the most common words we are all hearing these days;...

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September 3, 2021

Rearing diamondback terrapins

Hi everyone! It’s Kelly here again! Boy, have I got some exciting news for y’all! Next time you walk through...

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August 31, 2021

Happy hatch month, Zazu!

Early this month, one of our birds with a big personality celebrated her 26th hatch day … Zazu the southern ground...

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August 24, 2021

One big lemur family

If you have been around the Monkeys of Makokou complex or seen the lemurs of The Living Treehouse recently, then...

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August 18, 2021

So you want to be an animal care professional?

Hey everyone! I’m Kristina, one of the Seasonal Keepers working with Zoo Atlanta’s Ambassador Animals Team, and I’m here to...

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August 17, 2021

Saving our scavengers

Although a lot of my day as a member of the Bird Team is spent caring for the animals here...

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August 10, 2021

How we prepared for piglets

Hi everyone! Nadia here from the Hoofstock Team! As you have hopefully seen on our social media networks, or on...

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August 5, 2021

Voluntary nail trims for ambassador animals

“Aren’t his nails really sharp?” This is a question that we Ambassador Animals Team members get many times while out...

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August 3, 2021

Sounds of the rainforest

Hi everyone! My name is Jen, and I started as a Seasonal Keeper about two months ago in the Primate...

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