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Hey everyone – This is Ash, from the Herpetology (reptiles and amphibians) Team here. I am happy say that spring is just around the corner! As the weather is warming up, you may even be lucky enough to see some of our local reptiles emerging from overwintering. One of my recent interactions with a guest … Continue reading "Meet your backyard brown snake"

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the births of twin golden lion tamarins, born on February 11, 2021. The infants, who are a month old today, are the offspring of parents Blixx and Tiete. While twin births are common for the species, the first month of life is an exceptionally fragile period for golden lion tamarins, which are … Continue reading "Twin golden lion tamarins born at Zoo Atlanta"

Whew! Six years of work paid off last week with the publication of a big paper in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It was widely covered by the media, and already the author of an influential textbook on vertebrate biology has reached out to us to include our images and … Continue reading "Snake scales are really cool!"

Greetings from Scaly Slimy Spectacular! If I were to ask you what the most dangerous animals are in our building, you’d probably mention the Gaboon vipers, African slender-snouted crocodiles, or many rattlesnakes we have in habitats here. But how about the poison dart frogs? The answer may surprise you. “Poison dart frog” is the general … Continue reading "The world of poison dart frog toxicity"

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the birth of an Angolan colobus monkey, born on February 6, 2021. The newborn is the offspring of Adanna and George and is the sixth infant born into the Zoo’s Angolan colobus troop, which now numbers 10 individuals. The infant, which can be seen with its family in the Zoo’s Monkeys of … Continue reading "angolan colobus monkey born at zoo atlanta"

Zoo Atlanta will broaden community access to its signature summer camp experience with the return of the Safari Camp Scholarship Program. In 2021, scholarships will be awarded for both the Spring Break Session and the Summer Session of Camp. Originally launched in 2016 and offered in every consecutive year since with the exception of 2020, … Continue reading "Safari Camp Scholarship Program"

Ford Motor Company Fund is teaming up with local nonprofits and Ford dealerships to distribute over 3.9 million medical-grade face masks in neighborhoods across the Southeastern U.S. Zoo Atlanta will be a distribution site on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or while supplies last. During this time, visitors and community … Continue reading "Ford Mask Day"

Ford Motor Company Fund is teaming up with local nonprofits and Ford dealerships to distribute over 3.9 million medical-grade face masks in neighborhoods across the Southeastern U.S. Zoo Atlanta will be a distribution site on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or while supplies last. During this time, visitors and community … Continue reading "Ford Mask Day"

Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new members to its animal population: Betty and Vanna the white storks. The storks, who are 4-year-old sisters, were recommended to move to Atlanta by an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) program. White storks are large birds, with wingspans up to and exceeding six feet, … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES NEW WHITE STORKS"

Hello everyone! It’s Allie from the Carnivore Team, here to teach you some interesting facts about giant river otters! At Zoo Atlanta, we have two giant river otters: Tocantins, our female, is 13 years old, while Bakairi, our male, is 10 years old. They are called giant otters because they are the longest of all … Continue reading "Catching up with the “river wolves”"