If there’s any species in the animal kingdom that knows about high-stakes home building, it’s taveta golden weavers.
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With spring here, the Bird Team at Zoo Atlanta is busier than ever with providing nest
With spring here, the Bird Team at Zoo Atlanta is busier than ever with providing nest
case of Harris hawks, birds of a feather don’t only flock together – they hunt and nest
case of Harris hawks, birds of a feather don’t only flock together – they hunt and nest
If you’re familiar with birds or the Bird Department here at Zoo Atlanta, you will know one thing is certain at this time of year: breeding season. With this
baskets, wooden platforms and open-fronted nest boxes throughout their habitat.
Hi everyone! My name is Lauren Wilson and I am the Associate Curator of Birds here at Zoo Atlanta. I’m so excited to share the ins and outs of the Bird
Lappet-faced vulture nest At this point, I simply must mention our hooded vultures
Today, I am coming to you from The Living Treehouse to introduce one of its newest occupants. We have a sunbittern chick, the first ever known to hatch at
it with a fake egg that mimics the real egg, so if the parents came back to the nest
From an itty-bitty spotted dikkop to a big, fluffy hooded vulture, the Bird Team here at Zoo Atlanta has been busy caring for the many chicks that have
In the wild, this size difference between nest mates can unfortunately result in
You may have read in a recent update that Lun Lun is experiencing a pseudopregnancy, which is normal for giant pandas. She is not pregnant. A nearly 25 years
One of those behaviors is nest building.
Birds are incredible for the diverse ways that they court and display to each other. One of the most entertaining and elegant of these is the dancing of
For cranes, these dances usually occur leading up their breeding season and nest
Black-and-white-ruffed lemurs are the largest of the lemurs, all of which are found only on the island of Madagascar. They are herbivores, primarily feeding on leaves, shoots, flowers and fruits. These lemurs typically live in the middle to upper part of the rainforest. Vocalizations and scent-marking are known methods of communication for these social primates.
Before giving birth, the female builds a nest of leaves and twigs high in the trees
