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Bring your flock to the Zoo! SELF-GUIDED GROUPS    |   CORPORATE GROUPS    |    FAMILY REUNIONS    |    TOUR OPERATORS    |    FIELD TRIPS Zoo Atlanta has something for everyone in your group: from daily keeper talks and live animal feedings included with your visit to add-ons like rides and attractions, Treetop Trail Ropes Course, and dining options.

Using a freezer is a staple of modern life for most people. Whether it’s keeping your ice cream safe from melting or holding those leftovers that you keep promising to thaw and eat again, but will be thrown out in six months, you’re probably familiar with the concept of using a freezer to keep something from … Continue reading "Defrost: No longer just a microwave setting"

Reptiles and amphibians come in the big and small, fast and slow, active and chill, terrestrial and aquatic, and arboreal and fossorial. Walking through Scaly Slimy Spectacular, visitors can see habitats that accommodate animals with these unique traits. There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all habitat for such a diverse clade of animals like the … Continue reading "Habitat utilization in herpetofauna"

Just Jackie being adorable on one of his habitat logs … Although red pandas are arboreal and spend the majority of their time up high and in the trees, Jackie often likes to come down and greet his care team when we bring him breakfast first thing in the morning. Sometimes Jackie is right at the entrance … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, April 4"

In the case of Harris hawks, birds of a feather don’t only flock together – they hunt and nest together, too. In some regions where they live this species is social, but in most regions, they are observed alone or with just one other hawk. Hawks belong to a group of birds known as raptors, … Continue reading "Harris Hawk"

Hello from the Hoofstock Team! Our last few updates have focused on our white rhinos, Kiazi and Mumbles, but we thought we’d change it up and highlight the department’s tiniest residents, the warthog piglets! Our three girls, Daphne, Penelope, and Eloise, will be celebrating their first birthdays on April 13. It’s amazing to see how much they’ve grown over the … Continue reading "Daphne, Penelope, and Eloise are almost 1!"

Some of our eagle-eyed panda fans may have noticed that our indoor dayrooms recently got a bit of a facelift. We changed the mulch flooring in both dayrooms. While this may sound simple, it is in fact a massive undertaking that involves the coordination of multiple departments from around the Zoo, including our Animal Care, … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, March 30"

Hi, my name is Emily, and I am a member of the Orangutan Care Team here at Zoo Atlanta. Have you ever wondered how long orangutans live? Well, Zoo Atlanta houses the oldest male Sumatran orangutan in human care. His name is Benny, and he just turned 43 years old! The average life expectancy of … Continue reading "Caring for Benny"

If you’ve ever found yourself at the Zoo in the afternoon on Monday, Wednesday, or Saturday, you may have come across an odd sight at the milky eagle owl habitat during your visit. Three Bird Team members carefully navigating the habitat, all in bright blue hard hats and safety glasses, two carrying clear plastic shields, … Continue reading "Safe cleaning of a milky eagle owl habitat"

Spring is right around the corner! And for me one of the first signs of spring are the spring peepers. Spring peepers (not to be confused with peeps) are tiny little tree frogs ranging from southeastern Canada throughout the eastern United States. Adult spring peepers are typically around 2.5 centimeters in length and weigh 3 … Continue reading "Spring chorus"