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Lila Szweda, Exhibit Interpreter Zoo Atlanta is part of a thriving community. Behind the animals and the team members you see on grounds, there is a team of researchers dedicated to advancing the welfare of animals in zoological and wild settings. Despite being a geographically smaller zoo, Zoo Atlanta is a research powerhouse. A 2017 … Continue reading "Slashing through limits"

Wrapping up another productive year of research here at Zoo Atlanta, I’d thought I’d share with you the fruits of our labors. It was an exciting year in research at Zoo Atlanta! Our team published a whopping 14 peer-reviewed articles, bringing our Zoo total up to at least 362 publications since 1978 (every once in … Continue reading "Another productive year for science"

The story behind the science Longtime Zoo friends will remember Slasher, our huge and wonderfully tempered Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). Slasher came to Zoo Atlanta in 1993 from the National Zoo and passed away at the age of 20 in 2013. Millions of visitors got to know Slasher, and a great many met him up-close-and-personal, … Continue reading "Genome of the dragon"