Hooray, the warm weather has found us and it looks as though it is here to stay! Do you guys know what that means? The Program Animals Department, like the
branches in her space, but she’ll get to show that off as she moves around in our hands
Hey everyone, my name is Sara Fee and I’m a Senior Keeper working with the gorillas in the Primate Department. I’d really like to tell you about the amazing
When projects require multiple hands, arms, shoulders or just extra cheerleaders,
At the end of July, I had the opportunity to travel to the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC for short) in El Valle de Anton, Panama, to get up to
on several exhibits, and assisting with various other things they needed extra hands
Well, so many great subjects have been talked about lately, where does one begin? Well, to go along with the top questions keepers get asked, here are a
We also wore thick leather “bite” gloves to protect our hands.
With the end of June nearing and July just around the corner, you may have noticed the native birds being more active, carrying nesting material, or sitting
For the safety of you and the chick, it is best to wash your hands before and after
Hello everyone, it’s Gorilla Care Team member Allie again, and I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Today, we are going to be looking at gorilla teeth
Now I want you to go ahead and put your hands on your temples and make a chewing
Many of the animals at Zoo Atlanta can be observed easily. You can even visit them during our open hours. But what happens when the animal care teams leave
They have feet that look like our hands, but with claws, which allows them to grip
The seal salamander is one of a large group of species generally known as stream salamanders. Always secretive, and often nocturnal, they rarely stray from water. They do not have lungs. Adults have no lungs and absorb oxygen directly through their skin.
Salamanders are the only vertebrates capable of regeneration of feet, toes, hands
Sloths are arboreal animals and are slow and deliberate rather than swift and agile. Specialized, enlarged claws enable them to hang upside down below the branches they traverse. Sloths derive their entire diet of leaves and some fruits in the trees, and they do almost everything upside down.
The hands and feet are highly specialized, with naked, heavily calloused soles and
Guenons are a diverse group of Old World monkeys, characterized by enormous cheek pouches that they stuff with food opportunistically as they forage. They will then actually consume the bounty from their recent foraging bout in a secluded retreat, safe from predators. They mainly eat fruits and small animals such as insects or lizards. Like the other species of guenon, these are social animals living in family groups, with a single dominant male. Group size may reach 50 animals when resources are abundant, but groups may split into smaller units if resources become scarce.
cling by gripping the fur on the mother’s stomach while also being supported by her hands
