February 9, 2021

Catching up with the “river wolves”

Hello everyone! It’s Allie from the Carnivore Team, here to teach you some interesting facts about giant river otters! At...

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February 4, 2021

Meet the Eastern Pilbara spiny-tailed skinks!

If you’ve looked closely in Scaly Slimy Spectacular recently, you may have noticed that our rough knobtail geckos (Nephrurus amyae)...

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February 2, 2021

Behind the scenes with sloth care

Within the Primate Team, we also care for a non-primate species, Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths. Bonnie will be 20 years old...

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January 28, 2021

A talking parrot?

One of the most frequent questions we get about our parrots at the World of Wild Theater is, “Can they...

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January 26, 2021

Bird nerd: Beak geek!

A quick stroll around the Zoo can allow you to see the immense diversity of birds just by looking at...

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January 21, 2021

Winter mornings in the Zambezi Elephant Center

January is usually a quiet time for us here in the Elephant Department, and since nobody is around to see...

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January 19, 2021

Getting to know Kambera, Shalia and Amari

Hello there! My name is Cassie, and I am the newest member of the Gorilla Care Team here at Zoo...

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January 14, 2021

The power of reptilian flight

Hello everyone! When I first started writing this, I went down a pretty big rabbit hole as I wanted to...

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January 12, 2021

Winter can be baby bird season, too

You may remember from a few months back, during the springtime, the Bird Team here at Zoo Atlanta was experiencing...

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January 7, 2021

The salamander’s amazing transformation

With the new year comes a new you, usually. And with 2020 having finally come to an end, I’m sure...

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