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Hi Keeper Stories Readers! I’m Josh. One of Zoo Atlanta’s friendly neighborhood Bird Keepers and I’m here to share a little bit of information about my favorite group of birds, vultures! I feel that vultures are vastly underappreciated, and I hope that by sharing some information about them, I may be able to make you, … Continue reading "In time for Valentine’s Day, some vulture love"

It’s been a very busy month for the Hoofstock Team! We’re very excited to have welcomed two new animals to our team in the month of December. Our southern white rhino calf was born on Christmas Eve, and our new plains zebra, Imara, arrived just a few days later from another AZA-accredited organization. Imara has been settling in nicely. She is currently undergoing … Continue reading "A busy month for the Hoofstock Team"

Ready, set, run for a cause on April 27 ATLANTA – February 1, 2024 – Registration is now open for the fourth-annual Run Like Wild 5K at Zoo Atlanta, scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2024. The run will take place in and through the Zoo and Grant Park, making Run Like Wild the city’s only … Continue reading "REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY FOR THE FOURTH-ANNUAL RUN LIKE WILD 5K"

Hello everyone, Holly from the Gorilla Care Team here. I wanted to take this time to tell you about a very important part of the gorillas’ care: positive reinforcement training with their caretakers! Training is voluntary here at Zoo Atlanta, so the gorillas don’t have to participate if they don’t want to. However, training is helpful … Continue reading "Positive reinforcement training with gorillas"

Pre-apply and bring a résumé for a one-on-one interview with a hiring manager on February 8 WHAT: Dependable, enthusiastic, and outgoing job seekers are invited to apply for seasonal and part-time positions at the upcoming annual Job Fair at Zoo Atlanta on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To attend, applicants … Continue reading "APPLY FOR SEASONAL AND PART-TIME POSITIONS AT THE ZOO ATLANTA JOB FAIR"

Hi Everyone! It’s Dr. Joe Mendelson, the Director of Research here at Zoo Atlanta, and today we’re talking about some research we’re currently doing on play behavior in diamondback terrapins. Play behavior is exactly the way you would interpret it as a human- something that’s fun and silly and sometimes is for a purpose and … Continue reading "Do turtles play?"

Milestone is the latest for the herd at the soon-to-be-named Delta Air Lines Rhino Habitat ATLANTA – January 23, 2024 – The first southern white rhino calf ever born at Zoo Atlanta has been confirmed to be female. Following a birth on Christmas Eve, the nearly month-old calf, who is believed to weigh between 250 … Continue reading "IT’S A GIRL! SOUTHERN WHITE RHINO CALF CONFIRMED TO BE FEMALE"

WHAT: Zoo Atlanta will be closed on January 20 due to unseasonably cold temperatures expected throughout the day on Saturday. Check zooatlanta.org for updates on opening times for Sunday, January 21.    The Zoo’s grounds will be closed for the safety of visiting Members and guests, but animal care continues regardless of whether the Zoo is … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 20"

While some of you may already be aware of this and some of you not, I recently spent a couple of days down in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Why was I there? Aside from the fact that I absolutely love going to Guatemala and have some wonderful friends there, I was there on some incredibly cool … Continue reading "How does it feel to be able to repatriate a species?"

In an outstanding example of collaboration for the conservation of one of the world’s rarest lizard species, 11 endangered Guatemalan beaded lizards hatched at Zoo Atlanta arrived at Parque Zoológico Nacional La Aurora in Guatemala on January 10, 2024. The lizards, three males and eight females, will be part of a breeding colony to bolster … Continue reading "Lizards from Zoo Atlanta will help wild populations"