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Thanksgiving has passed, which means we are officially entering the holiday season! For many of us, the days after Thanksgiving are spent decorating, from procuring the perfect tree, dusting off the menorah, or untangling strings upon strings of holiday lights. But all too often upon plugging said lights in, there’s the disappointing discovery that they … Continue reading "Keeping the holidays merry, bright, and sustainable"

When school is out for Fall and Thanksgiving Break, Camp is in! We are here to engage and excite your young learners ages 5-11.

I’m Claire and I’m back to tell y’all about a question that I get regularly from people, “What’s the difference between a toad and a frog?” I think this is a great question that has a kind of confusing answer. Frogs and toads are part of a group of amphibians that are called anurans. As … Continue reading "Frog v. toad: A confusing case of rules and exceptions"

Scientists at Zoo Atlanta recently published a study conducted in collaboration with students and faculty from Georgia State University and Georgia Tech. The study investigated how Guatemalan beaded lizards (Heloderma charlesbogerti) use two different mechanisms of scent detection to find their prey.   Most vertebrate species (including humans) sense chemical signals in their environment through olfaction … Continue reading "How do Guatemalan beaded lizards use scent to locate food?"

Event hosted in partnership with American Veterinary Medical Association and TV’s “Critter Fixers”  ATLANTA – November 20, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta provided a day of inspiration, learning, and career aspirations for 40 Atlanta children at Vet for a Day on November 9, 2024. The event was hosted in partnership with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA HOSTS VET FOR A DAY FOR 40 ATLANTA CHILDREN"

Event hosted in partnership with American Veterinary Medical Association and TV’s “Critter Fixers”  ATLANTA – November 20, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta provided a day of inspiration, learning, and career aspirations for 40 Atlanta children at Vet for a Day on November 9, 2024. The event was hosted in partnership with the American Veterinary Medical Association … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA HOSTS VET FOR A DAY FOR 40 ATLANTA CHILDREN"

Hi everyone! Sarah here from our Ambassador Animals Department. With Halloween come and gone, daylight hours waning, and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” looming on the horizon, it’s that time of year again. When leaves fall and Georgia remembers it’s supposed to be cold at some point. It’s the time of year when … Continue reading "They’re thankful for …"

ATLANTA – November 18, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta is saddened to share that the infant born to western lowland gorilla Kambera on November 13, 2024, has died.   Zoo Atlanta announced the birth on November 16, as well as shared that the infant, a female, had not yet been observed nursing on her own. Zoo Atlanta also … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA IS SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF NEWBORN GORILLA"

ATLANTA – November 18, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta is saddened to share that the infant born to western lowland gorilla Kambera on November 13, 2024, has died.   Zoo Atlanta announced the birth on November 16, as well as shared that the infant, a female, had not yet been observed nursing on her own. Zoo Atlanta … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA IS SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF NEWBORN GORILLA"

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