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Travel the globe with the return of Wild World Weekend, the signature two-day cultural heritage festival at Zoo Atlanta, on Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and August 1, 2021. The event will highlight the cultures and biodiversity of Africa, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas with live performances, demonstrations, family activities and more. … Continue reading "Around the globe at Wild World Weekend"

Satu, a 17-year-old male Bornean orangutan at Zoo Atlanta, has received an Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR) as part of a cutting-edge new chapter in the capabilities of the Great Ape Heart Project headquartered at Zoo Atlanta. This technology will help experts better understand the causes of cardiac disease, which is a leading cause of mortality … Continue reading "Next steps in monitoring heart disease in great apes"

Satu, a 17-year-old male Bornean orangutan at Zoo Atlanta, has received an Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR) as part of a cutting-edge new chapter in the capabilities of the Great Ape Heart Project headquartered at Zoo Atlanta. This technology will help experts better understand the causes of cardiac disease, which is a leading cause of mortality … Continue reading "Next steps in monitoring heart disease in great apes"

The youngest western lowland gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, Floyd, turned 2 on Saturday, July 24, 2021. His father, troop leader Taz, turned 32 on July 20. The Zoo celebrated both with a father/son birthday enrichment event on July 24. The celebration took place in tandem with the debut of Zoo Atlanta’s new Gorilla Cam, inviting … Continue reading "Gorilla Cam debuts with birthday celebration"

The youngest western lowland gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, Floyd, turned 2 on Saturday, July 24, 2021. His father, troop leader Taz, turned 32 on July 20. The Zoo celebrated both with a father/son birthday enrichment event on July 24. The celebration took place in tandem with the debut of Zoo Atlanta’s new Gorilla Cam, inviting … Continue reading "Gorilla Cam debuts with birthday celebration"

Zoo Atlanta introduces wildlife watchers around the world to a unique opportunity to observe the natural behaviors and daily movements of a troop of western lowland gorillas with the debut of Gorilla Cam, launching on Saturday, July 24, 2021. The cam will make its appearance on zooatlanta.org/gorillacam  in tandem with a double birthday celebration for … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta Announces Launch of Gorilla Cam"

July 22, 2021 Zoo Atlanta introduces wildlife watchers around the world to a unique opportunity to observe the natural behaviors and daily movements of a troop of western lowland gorillas with the debut of Gorilla Cam, launching on Saturday, July 24, 2021. The cam will make its appearance on zooatlanta.org/gorillacam  in tandem with a double … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta Announces Launch of Gorilla Cam"

Hi Zoo Atlanta fans! It’s Ella here from the Primate Team, and I’d like to tell you guys a little bit about what humans and gorillas have in common. As you might know, we’re both primates, and there is only about a 1.6% difference between a human’s and gorilla’s DNA! So, what are some of … Continue reading "Gorillas and humans: What do we have in common?"

Hello! My name is Haley, and I am a keeper at Outback Station here at Zoo Atlanta. Before I came to work at Outback Station, I was an educator in the Education Department and got to spend a lot of my time on grounds spreading the mission of the Zoo to all of you wonderful … Continue reading "Protecting our endangered sheep"

Recently I completed a complete draft of a manuscript that, essentially, I had been working on since 1989. It’s a few hundred pages long and reviews everything that is known about the toads (Family Bufonidae) of the amazing nation of Mexico. eventually it will be a component chapter of a broader effort entitled The Amphibians … Continue reading "The toads of Mexico"