A new accomplishment for Abu

As work on our new savanna habitat continues, we’ve taken advantage of the fact that the savanna animals are always...

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June 14, 2018

An endangered species making a comeback

Hi, my name is Kyle and I’m a Keeper II in the Herpetology Department at Zoo Atlanta. Herpetology is the...

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June 12, 2018

Up-close with the lemurs

Hi, my name is Arianna, and I am a Keeper I on the Primate Team. I am lucky enough to...

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June 7, 2018

Birdbook Live is back!

The World of Wild Theater presented by Georgia Natural Gas is thrilled to present another amazing season of Birdbook Live!...

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May 29, 2018

Growing up with Mijadala

Can’t get enough of baby gorilla Mijadala? Neither can we! As she is nearing her second birthday (September 18), we...

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May 24, 2018

Carnivore Conservation

As you may have heard, the new Quarters for Conservation programs were announced recently. The 2018-2019 programs are Rainforest Trust,...

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May 17, 2018

Sharing our expertise with our peers

A few weeks ago, I attended and presented at the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas....

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May 15, 2018

Amazing adaptations of the Angolan colobus

Adaptations. They are all around us. Some are more visible, such as the cheek pads on a male orangutan, and...

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May 8, 2018

Checking in with Kelly, Tara and the meerkats

As construction continues on their new habitat in the new Grand New View African savanna, the elephants Kelly and Tara...

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May 1, 2018

Nest-building with white-headed buffalo weavers

Hello, my name is Angie, and I’m a Seasonal Bird Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. It finally seems like the...

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