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New arrival is an important ambassador for one of Earth’s rarest big cat species  ATLANTA – April 17, 2025 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome Buttercup, a 2-year-old female Sumatran tiger, to the animal population. Buttercup arrived late in the evening of April 16, 2025, from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.   The Association of … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES BUTTERCUP THE SUMATRAN TIGER"

How to Access Your Digital Membership Card: Zoo Atlanta is excited to partner with MembershipAnywhere to offer digital Membership cards! You can now access your Membership card(s) and benefits from your smartphone through the free eMembership Card app. You can also download your digital card directly to the Wallet on your smartphone by clicking here. Easy … Continue reading "Digital Membership Card"

Norfolk Southern serves as Presenting Sponsor on Zoo Atlanta’s most magical night of the year  ATLANTA – April 15, 2025 – One of Atlanta’s most anticipated galas returns on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Beastly Feast presented by Norfolk Southern. Sophisticated elegance, a one-of-a-kind locale, and signature auctions are hallmarks of Zoo Atlanta’s largest … Continue reading "THE BEASTLY FEAST GALA RETURNS WITH “THE MANE EVENT”"

What do you do while your home is being renovated? Maybe stay at a hotel for a few days. Or maybe you go on “business as usual.” While they weren’t visible to the public during construction on their newly renovated habitat, our African lions had access to both indoor and outdoor areas, and they also spent … Continue reading "What do you do while your home is being renovated?"

Hello, Zoo friends far and wide! My name is Rob, and I am a Lead Keeper for Ambassador Animals here at Zoo Atlanta. We love interacting with all our wonderful guests down at the contact yard because we just love talking about the animals. They are our coworkers, our good friends, and considering how much … Continue reading "Ruminating on what our goats eat"

It’s officially spring! With the warming weather comes other changes around the Zoo, too. From the budding plants to the birds and reptiles moving back to their summer habitats, it’s hard not to notice all the “green”-ing happening. Some of this greening that you may not see as a guest is the Zoo’s Green Team … Continue reading "The Green behind the scenes"

Today’s research story begins fairly unscientifically. It all started with a serendipitous conversation between me, an Ambassador Animal Keeper, and Dr. Joe. Mendelson, the Director of Research here at Zoo Atlanta, about a Guatemalan beaded lizard named Bogi.   Bogi is one of Zoo Atlanta’s newest ambassador animals. He came to the Ambassador Animals Department without … Continue reading "Audiolocalization in Guatemalan beaded lizards"

Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi are back on the prowl in a newly upgraded habitat   ATLANTA – April 8, 2025 – Spring comes roaring in with a newly renovated African lion complex, now open at Zoo Atlanta. The six-month, $3 million project introduces an array of new features designed for lions Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi and a new … Continue reading "AFRICAN LION COMPLEX OPENS AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi are back on the prowl in a newly upgraded habitat   ATLANTA – April 8, 2025 – Spring comes roaring in with a newly renovated African lion complex, now open at Zoo Atlanta. The six-month, $3 million project introduces an array of new features designed for lions Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi and … Continue reading "AFRICAN LION COMPLEX OPENS AT ZOO ATLANTA"

Do you like to have a nice cup of tea every now and then? Well, Kalimba the keel-billed toucan does too! As a special part of her diet, Kalimba receives a specially made black tea to drink as she enjoys her fruit salad made up of blueberries, pear, papaya, kiwi, banana, and honeydew melon. Yum! … Continue reading "Teatime with the toucans"