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WHO: Raymond B. King, President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta, has been voted Atlanta’s Most Admired Nonprofit CEO for the third year in a row. The honor was announced during an awards breakfast hosted by the Atlanta Business Chronicle on August 25, 2016. WHAT: Following a city-wide call for nominations from the Atlanta Business Chronicle … Continue reading "Raymond B. King: Nonprofit CEO"

Enjoy a night with the lights for ages 21 and up on November 20   WHAT: Experience the wonders of IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Lantern Festival presented by Georgia Power during a night out just for adults at the all-new Gather & Glow featuring IllumiNights on Thursday, November 20, 2025, for ages 21 and up.   Sip on a festive complimentary cocoa … Continue reading "GATHER & GLOW FEATURING ILLUMINIGHTS"

Enjoy a night with the lights for ages 21 and up on November 20   WHAT: Experience the wonders of IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Lantern Festival presented by Georgia Power during a night out just for adults at the all-new Gather & Glow featuring IllumiNights on Thursday, November 20, 2025, for ages 21 and up.   … Continue reading "GATHER & GLOW FEATURING ILLUMINIGHTS"

Jekyll Island is one of several islands on the coast of Georgia and is home of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (GSTC). But GSTC doesn’t just work with sea turtles – if you visit, you may also see gopher tortoises, box turtles, softshell turtles, American alligators, and the star of this show, diamondback terrapins.  Terrapins … Continue reading "What do sea turtles, marshes, and Zoo Atlanta have in common?"

Hello! My name is Rachael, and I am a member of the Ambassador Animals Team here at Zoo Atlanta. Today, I am here to tell you about one of the cutest animals you have probably never heard of – tenrecs! There are about 36 different species of tenrecs, and almost all of them are found exclusively on the … Continue reading "The cutest animals you’ve probably never heard of"

At Zoo Atlanta, our mission is to pair innovation with responsible animal care. When those values meet, we can better understand the animals in our care and continue improving their welfare.   One recent example of this is our cognitive bias study with our three African lions – Hondo, Hatari, and Azizi – and was designed … Continue reading "Lions, construction, and cognitive bias, oh my! (Part 1)"

Hello! My name is Logan, and I am a member of the Herpetology Team here at Zoo Atlanta. This means that I work with turtles, snakes, frogs, and other reptiles and amphibians. This wide diversity is actually a key point to what I will be discussing today, and that is: What happens when one animal … Continue reading "Terraforming habitats: Anaconda to Old Iguana"

Georgia is home to a wide range of ecological habitats. From the temperate forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the salt marshes of the coastal plains, our state provides endless opportunities to explore the natural world. Each eco-region is home to its own wondrous diversity of wildlife, from one of the smallest turtles in … Continue reading "Conservation in Coastal Georgia"

The next time you visit the Zoo, you may notice that orangutans are living in different habitats, or with different individuals than what you are used to seeing. One reason is that we have been giving the orangutans the ability to experience new social groupings that mimic how they live in the wild.   In the … Continue reading "Flexible housing for orangutans"

Last chance to experience Atlanta’s favorite fun family Halloween festival this Saturday and Sunday   WHAT: Just one weekend remains to experience Atlanta’s favorite fun family Halloween festival, Boo at the Zoo presented by Georgia Natural Gas. The festival returns this Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26, with activities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.   Seasonal … Continue reading "FINAL WEEKEND FOR BOO AT THE ZOO PRESENTED BY GEORGIA NATURAL GAS"