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April 4, 2018

Zoo Atlanta is a top-10 research organization!

Hi all! I trust you all have enjoyed our guest bloggers over the last few posts. Big thanks and kudos...
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March 28, 2018

Studying gorillas in the Zoo and the wild

Unknown to most of our visitors, Zoo Atlanta has an active primate behavior and cognition research program, with scientists studying...
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March 7, 2018

Pioneering research in gorilla behavior

We have a guest blogger for this posting! Our intrepid Primate Cognition Intern, Liam Kelly, has prepared a summary focusing...
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February 22, 2018

Nature’s engineers

Our good colleague, Dr. David Hu at Georgia Tech and his students are often at Zoo Atlanta. Setting up their...
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February 7, 2018

Color: in the eye of the beholder?

Try to imagine a new color. Well, just stop, because it is not possible. Every color that you can imagine...
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January 25, 2018

A year in review

Wrapping up the research year around Zoo Atlanta, I’d like to thank the readers out there who have been reading...
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January 3, 2018

Science is humming!

My favorite research articles are those that turn over long-held convictions about what plants and animals actually do in the...
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December 13, 2017

Who’s your daddy?

A few years ago, when I was the Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology, I walked into the old World of Reptiles...
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November 16, 2017

Exotic pathogens and native wildlife

Those who have been following Zoo Atlanta’s activities may know that our Herpetology Department has been very active in the...
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October 18, 2017

The bacterial world of animals

Zoo Atlanta is not just about animals. Indeed, people are not just about people. Recent advances in analyzing genetic samples...
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