How long is that snake?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions that a herpetologist hears. No doubt about it. Although I am...

Animal Science

March 22, 2017

Secrets of Elephant Trunks

Let’s do a little experiment. Find a small piece of food around you, about the size of a hard candy...

Animal Science

March 8, 2017

Venomous or Poisonous?

Okay, it used to be simple for us biology nerds to distinguish “poisonous” organisms from “venomous” organisms. In lectures, I...

Animal Science

February 22, 2017

Sun Bear Tongues and Frog Tongues

The animals at Zoo Atlanta represent so many opportunities for biologists around the world to learn basic information about, well,...

Animal Science

January 11, 2017

Zebras and tigers oh my!

How did the zebra get its stripes? How did the tiger get its stripes? These are age-old questions in natural...

Animal Science

January 11, 2017

Rodent Bones

CSI at the Zoo! What happened to these animal bones, thousands of years ago? A research team at Emory University...

Animal Science

January 11, 2017

Mesoamerican Toads

Hot off the presses! How does one correct a scientific error that was made more than 150 years ago? That’s...

Animal Science

December 12, 2016

Kori Bustard and Ethotrak Project

Where: Zoo Atlanta and other partner institutions in AZA Begun in 2007, the Kori Bustard Ethotrak Project was developed to...

Animal Science

November 21, 2016

Giant Panda Research

Zoo Atlanta’s research program on giant pandas began in March 1997. Research is conducted both here at Zoo Atlanta and...

Animal Science

November 21, 2016

Orangutan Learning Tree

Scientists have long wondered about the true nature of great ape cognition, and a groundbreaking project at Zoo Atlanta provides...

Animal Science Posts

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