Nest-building with white-headed buffalo weavers

Hello, my name is Angie, and I’m a Seasonal Bird Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. It finally seems like the...

Keeper Stories

April 17, 2018

Meet Grigsby and Emily!

As the weather gets warmer and the Zoo gets busier, there are lots of changes happening at Zoo Atlanta. Some...

Keeper Stories

April 3, 2018

A meeting of bird minds

One important aspect of working in a zoo is collaborating and communicating with other zoos across the country, continent, and...

Keeper Stories

March 13, 2018

Cassowaries are the coolest

Hello, Luke from the Bird Department here again! Today I will be talking about the best bird in our department...

Keeper Stories

February 20, 2018

Rearing a milky eagle owlet

We have an adorable new addition in the Bird Department. As you might have seen on our social media networks,...

Keeper Stories

January 16, 2018

Cold-weather skills of feathered friends

As many of you already know, it has been especially cold here in Georgia, with temperatures dropping below freezing more...

Keeper Stories

December 12, 2017

Endotherms vs. ectotherms and their care

Over the past two months, I have transitioned from working in the Herpetology Department to working with the feathered relatives...

Keeper Stories

November 28, 2017

An exercise in amethyst starling “dating”

Animal care professionals often talk about animals being paired up for breeding, or being recommended to breed. We all follow...

Keeper Stories

November 7, 2017

A spooktacular day for our feathered friends

Candy, costumes and decorations galore! Everyone seems to have a good time at Halloween each year. We as humans love...

Keeper Stories

October 24, 2017

New kids in the flock

They’re baaack! Those little balls of fluff everyone has been missing the last six weeks are back in their habitat!...

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