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Hey there fellow animal enthusiasts! My name is Caitlin McGarrity. I’m a new member of the Primate Team, working specifically with the team who cares for our orangutans here at Zoo Atlanta. Since I started here as a keeper in September, I’ve learned a lot about the 10 orangutans we house at the Zoo and … Continue reading "Party planning for orangutans"

Hi there! I’d like to tell you about one of the prettiest snake species we have here at Zoo Atlanta! They’re called Amazon Basin emerald tree boas (Corallus batesii). These beautiful gems are known for their colors. The main part of their body is a vibrant dark green color with a bright yellow belly and … Continue reading "Hidden gems of the jungle"

Hello everyone and happy holiday season! Caleb with the Elephant Care Team here once again! In addition to taking care of the Zoo’s largest mammals, the Elephant Care Team also takes care of some of the Zoo’s smallest mammals – the colony of naked mole rats! Naked mole-rats are strange-looking but unique mammals. In addition … Continue reading "Naked mole rats: A monarchic transition?"

As the year comes to an end, a pastime many of us enjoy is watching college football and all the bowl games that ensue at the end of the season. If you’ve been paying attention today, you know that Yang Yang participated in his sixth-annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Panda Pick ‘Em this morning! Yang Yang … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, December 20"

Zoo Atlanta announces a commitment of support for seven conservation programs protecting wildlife in Nepal, Congo, Cameroon, Brazil, Cambodia, and here at home in Georgia. Projects for loggerhead sea turtles, red pandas, eastern box turtles, gorillas, drill monkeys, giant armadillos, and clouded leopards are the 2022 beneficiaries of the Zoo’s Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment … Continue reading "2022 Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment Fund Programs"

Zoo Atlanta announces a commitment of support for seven conservation programs protecting wildlife in Nepal, Congo, Cameroon, Brazil, Cambodia, and here at home in Georgia. Projects for loggerhead sea turtles, red pandas, eastern box turtles, gorillas, drill monkeys, giant armadillos, and clouded leopards are the 2022 beneficiaries of the Zoo’s Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment … Continue reading "2022 Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment Fund Programs"

In 2021, Zoo Atlanta’s team published 11 peer-reviewed articles on various lines of our research programs and collaborations. This brings our institutional total up to a minimum of 391 publications since 1978, when we started keeping records. I was pleasantly surprised to see how productive we were, given the pandemic situation have been enduring. The … Continue reading "2021 Zoo Atlanta Research Review"

Oftentimes when people hear that I am an animal care professional, they follow it up with “How did you get that job?” It is a profession that doesn’t necessarily have a perfectly mapped out plan, but if you’re interested, here are a few tips!   Most animal care professionals have a Bachelor’s degree, often in the … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, December 17"

Tis the season! This time last year I took a holiday classic and gave it an Ambassador Animal twist, so I decided to give that a try again for this holiday season. The 12 Days of Christmas was the one I tried to tackle last year, but I couldn’t get it to work out. But … Continue reading "The 12 Days of “Zoo”mas"

Birds come in all different shapes, colors, sizes … and personalities. Some of our birds here at Zoo Atlanta are real characters. Getting to know different animals’ personalities is a really rewarding part of being a care professional, but it can also be extremely frustrating to work with birds who like to break the rules. … Continue reading "Rule-breaking birds and felonious fowl"