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The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta will soon undertake a follow-up veterinary procedure for Abu the giraffe. Abu, who at almost 16 is the oldest member of the Zoo’s giraffe herd and is considered geriatric, experiences arthritis. In May 2021, Zoo Atlanta announced that Abu had undergone a significant procedure in which … Continue reading "Follow-up procedure planned for Abu"

It’s not often you hear about carnivorous birds, and when you do, it’s usually focused on the large, flashy birds like owls, hawks, eagles, and vultures. But most people don’t realize there are many other bird species that are strictly meat eaters (and even more that are mostly meat eaters). Today I’ll tell you about … Continue reading "The carnivorous birds of the Zoo"

Happy National Zookeepers Week, everyone, Carnivore Keeper Allie here! As I am writing this, I’m stuffing my face with lots of snacks and candy which got me thinking … I’d love to compare and teach you all about how we digest food versus how a carnivore digests food. Here are some definitions before I continue. … Continue reading "Carnivore digestion"

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?"

Hey everyone! If you haven’t seen yet, this week is National Zookeepers Week! I know all of us animal care professionals love and appreciate all of the support, not only all throughout the year, but especially when we are celebrated for a full week each year! A lot of groups in the Zoo have planned … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, July 21"

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"

The birds of Zoo Atlanta have some new neighbors! We recently welcomed a new but familiar species to the Bird Department. This species is known as the violaceous turaco. One male and one female have joined our population and currently reside across from our Indian peafowl habitat. I wanted to take just a minute to … Continue reading "Say hello (again!) to violaceous turacos!"

As most of you know, we do a lot of positive reinforcement training here with the animals at the Zoo. Reptiles are no exception! I have been working with the giant Aldabra tortoises on target training for several years now, but they had also already trained with previous care team members So, a little bit about … Continue reading "Training with Shuffles"

Many of you may know that it is tradition for the pandas to get ice “cakes” for their birthdays every year. However, we sometimes like to give them ice “cakes” at other times, too. This year, they got some festive ice treats for the Fourth of July. The water was dyed blue with nontoxic food … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, July 9"