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  Being an elephant keeper can be messy work. If I stop anywhere on my way home, I’m treated with a wide berth and prompt service and gratuitous side eye from anyone within smelling distance. I’m not allowed into my own house without thoroughly hosing my shoes and wiping my feet on three doormats, I … Continue reading "Tuesday, January 26"

Next week we are shipping four of our 2014-hatch flamingos to the zoo in West Palm Beach. Easy to write, harder to do. Two issues get in the way of this being easy. The first issue is that it feels like we are sending out our kids. Yup. Sentiment gets in the way of making … Continue reading "Tuesday, January 19"

  Well, so many great subjects have been talked about lately, where does one begin? Well, to go along with the top questions keepers get asked, here are a couple others: “Are the animals friendly?” “Do you go in with them/play with them?” The answer for most of us is not just a simple “Yes” … Continue reading "Tuesday, January 12"

Each storybook reading is followed by a tactile experience such as touching animal artifacts, exploring a themed sensory bin...

The evergreen toad is a small to medium toad from the Bufonidae family, or true frog family. They can be found out in the wild naturally in Central and South America, specifically in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. They live in humid lowland forests, near rivers and pools, freshwater marshes, gardens, and urban … Continue reading "No two the same: the high-climbing evergreen toad"

Run for a cause at Zoo Atlanta’s one-of-a-kind 5K on April 25   WHAT:  Registration is now open for the sixth-annual Run Like Wild 5K at Zoo Atlanta, scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2026. The run will take place in and through the Zoo in Grant Park, making Run Like Wild a one-of-a-kind experience where runners spot some of Earth’s most … Continue reading "REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SIXTH-ANNUAL RUN LIKE WILD"

Hello everyone! I’m Kaileen Anich, a member of the Ambassador Animals Team and one of the primary care team members in the Outback Station area. With all this wild weather we have gotten over the past couple weeks, one of the questions that I’ve been asked quite frequently by guests is “How do you keep … Continue reading "Keeping animals warm in Georgia winters"

ATLANTA – February 17, 2026 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome new corporate and philanthropic leaders to its Board of Directors and Leadership Council with new terms effective January 1, 2026.    New Board of Directors members are Eddy Benoit, President & CEO at The Benoit Group; Ashley Carson, Atlanta Division President at SouthState Bank; Sean Drinan, Managing Director at PNC Bank;Tracy Daniels, VP of Data, Analytics, and AI at Teva Pharmaceuticals; Melvin … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA welcomes new leaders to board of directors and leadership council"

ATLANTA – February 17, 2026 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome new corporate and philanthropic leaders to its Board of Directors and Leadership Council with new terms effective January 1, 2026.    New Board of Directors members are Eddy Benoit, President & CEO at The Benoit Group; Ashley Carson, Atlanta Division President at SouthState Bank; Sean Drinan, Managing Director at PNC Bank;Tracy Daniels, VP of Data, Analytics, and AI at Teva Pharmaceuticals; Melvin … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta welcomes new leaders to board of directors and leadership council"

All aboard! Hop on for a ride on one of Zoo Atlanta’s family favorites – The Norfolk Southern Zoo Train!