A few years ago, when I was the Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology, I walked into the old World of Reptiles and the keepers told me that we had a newborn
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Help with an elephant necropsy What advice would you give to a K-12 student interested
Down in the Lower Zoo lives a fascinating little bird, the masked lapwing (Vanellus miles). These Australia natives are members of the family Charadriidae, a
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PreK – K: Move Like an Animal 1st grade: Animal Needs 2nd grade: Primate Seed Dispensers
Attention all Scouts! Connect with nature and come take a walk on the wild side with Zoo Atlanta!
Range: Because of the extent of walking, these tours are best suited for grades K–
Thinking back to movies and TV shows I enjoyed growing up, many of them included non-human primate actors. Primates are cute, funny, and smart. It is
www.un-grasp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/StolenApes-English.pdf Nijman, V., Nekaris, K.
Greetings from Scaly Slimy Spectacular! We are celebrating Croctober here at Zoo Atlanta, featuring our two west African slender-snouted crocodiles (Mecistops
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The Guatemalan beaded lizard lives only in an isolated pocket of desert in eastern Guatemala. Discovered by scientists in the mid-1980s, this distinctive lizard has been well known to local populations in Guatemala for millennia. This species is one of the five closely related species of venomous beaded lizards, including the Gila monster of the southwestern U.S. The venom is used entirely for self-defense and is not used in the capturing of prey.
Read More Related Program Beastly Basics (grades K-1st) K-1st grade Explore the
Cases for Conservation are boxes filled with curriculum, biofacts and other unique Zoo-related materials that can be checked out from the Zoo for a two-week
Reserve a check out date What You Need To Know: Pre-K Topic: Animal Coverings
artifacts, exploring a themed sensory bin… Read More Beastly Basics (grades K–
