I’m Jenny Ghents, Primate Keeper II. I’m the Quarters for Conservation Champion for the Pandrillus Foundation’s Drill Ranch, one of the three efforts
considered extinct in their native lands of Nigeria and Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
The appearance and habits of the naked mole rat enthrall scientists and observers alike. Naked mole rats are eusocial mammals, with a social system structured in service of a queen, much like bees.
Characteristics: Naked mole rats are more closely related to porcupines, chinchillas and guinea
Drills are very distinctive primates that are related to baboons. They live in complex social groups led by a single dominant male. Social interactions are mostly focused around grooming, and communication comes in the form of visual displays and vocalizations. Deforestation and unsustainable harvest for the commercialized bushmeat trade are creating an uncertain future for this species.
Cameroon and Nigeria, as well as the continental island of Bioko (ruled by Equatorial Guinea
Here at Zoo Atlanta, we are lucky enough to care for the only drill monkeys in North America. In the early 2000s, their Species Survival Plan (SSP) made the
in Nigeria, southwestern Cameroon, Bioko Island, and a small part of Equatorial Guinea
In my January 2020 blog, I covered some of the basics of how taxonomists go about creating scientific names for species. A recent discussion at the Zoo got me
exercise in my opinion because why does an impossibly obscure little frog in Papua New Guinea
Zoo Atlanta is currently home to one of the largest populations of gorillas in North America.
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
