Nesting with sun bears

One of the great benefits that we have as animal care professionals is that we get to watch the animals...

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January 3, 2019

Four ways to be more sustainable

It’s that time of the year! With the holidays coming to an end, we begin to think about what the...

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January 2, 2019

Caring for animals on holidays

As the majority of people spent Christmas at home spending time with their families, the Zoo Atlanta Animal Care Team...

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December 20, 2018

A keeper’s journey to the Zoo

One question animal department folks often get asked is, how did we get here? For some, there is a relatively...

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December 18, 2018

One of the year’s biggest birding events

Winter is here, and as the temperatures and leaves continue to drop, many animals begin settling down for the cold...

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December 14, 2018

How do you give an elephant a pedicure?

As the days turn colder and some of the animals at the Zoo spend more and more time indoors, the...

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December 12, 2018

Preparations for southern white rhinos

If you’ve been keeping up with the exciting Grand New View news, you know we’re preparing to welcome southern white...

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December 11, 2018

Enrichment is enriching for animals and us

My name is Morgan, and I am a Primate Keeper at Zoo Atlanta. The area where I spend most of...

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December 6, 2018

The sssensational king cobra

Hi everyone! My name is Sam, and I am a Herpetology Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. Today I’d like to...

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December 5, 2018

What’s up with all the sticks?

You may walk by our habitat for endangered lappet-faced vultures and see sticks all over the ground or see one...

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