Every day, animal care professionals are responsible for the welfare of the animals. But what does that mean? Welfare has many aspects, from activities and
If he doesn’t voluntarily step up onto a keeper’s hand, we won’t make him.
*Achoo!* We have all been there, sitting on a bus, in a classroom, office, or at the grocery store and someone nearby sneezes or coughs and doesn’t cover
Do not hand feed or approach wild animals.
Okay, it used to be simple for us biology nerds to distinguish “poisonous” organisms from “venomous” organisms. In lectures, I always boil it down the basic
On the other hand, if the organism puts the toxic substance into you, then you have
The animals at Zoo Atlanta represent so many opportunities for biologists around the world to learn basic information about, well, animals! We get research
adhesion than known synthetic material (such as everyone’s favorite, the sticky-hand
Join Zoo Atlanta for a morning of learning and discovery designed specifically for homeschool students!
The Education Conservation Gate is located in the south (right-hand) corner of the
Hey everyone, my name is Kaylee, and I was an intern here at Zoo Atlanta this past summer! Working with the Ambassador Animal Team in the Wieland Wildlife
Little Foot, on the other hand, is the young red-foot.
Each hand bears a specialized metacarpal bone in the wrist that functions as a thumb
Ask any child what sound a frog makes, and you’ll get an adorable, enthusiastic croaked “Ribbit” probably matched with a hopping motion. Your kid pretty much
On the other hand, the frogs that simply do not produce a mating call do manage to
Elegant spaces meet wild places at Atlanta’s newest special event destination.
These include the building’s original granite façade; original, hand-laid terracotta
As summertime is coming to an end, the Bird Department takes down most of the nest boxes that we had set up for spring, during prime breeding season, and we
After a couple of weeks of hand-feeding, the chicks we noticed that they were beginning
