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...

Animal Science

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...

Animal Science

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...

Animal Science

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...

Animal Science

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...

Animal Science

August 23, 2017

Studying sand skinks in the scrublands

Sometimes the Zoo’s research does not take place at the Zoo. As part of our collaborative research on the biophysics...

Animal Science

July 5, 2017

A Good Egg, Indeed

A wonderfully diverse and cross-disciplinary team published a paper this month in the mega-prestigious journal Science that really struck a...

Animal Science

June 14, 2017

One Leg Up

Well, it certainly is one of the most frequent questions we get from guests at the Zoo: “Excuse me, but...

Animal Science

May 25, 2017

What makes sense?

We can only know the world around us by the context in which we sense it, both as individuals or...

Animal Science

April 26, 2017

Primate Communication

The human voice clearly is a remarkable phenomenon. The anatomy of our throat and the cognitive abilities of our brain...

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