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A vampire bat standing upright on a rock on its hands and feet with its wings tucked back. Its tiny flat snout, sharp teeth and large, pointed ears are clearly visible.

Animal Care Blogs

Vampire Bat Colony Care

Vampires at the Zoo?!

A mother Giraffe with her tan skin and brown spots standing near some trees, stumps and brush. They are standing side by side, staring at the camera.

Seeing Spots in Tanzania: What’s the Point of Spots for Giraffe?

Each giraffe has unique spots, much like a human's unique finger print!

Two Victoria Crowned Pigeons standing side-by-side on a wooden beam. The birds are distinguished by their striking powder-blue plumage, maroon chests, and elaborate, lacy blue crests on their heads. They are set against a blurred background of green foliage.

Animal Care Blogs

A Royal Family: Victoria-crowned Pigeons

We are in presence of royalty at the Zoo...

A large, fuzzy Grizzly Bear rolling on its back in the snow which covers its vast, rocky habitat with a tall, natural rock wall standing in the background.

Animal Care Blogs

Geriatric Grizzly Bear Care

Grizzly bears can be how old?!

A small, shiny black snake with a distinct coppery-red or orange band around its neck and a black head. The snake is coiled slightly on top of several large, pale yellow or off-white reptile eggs, which are covered in flecks of dark dirt or substrate. The snake appears to be hatching from the eggs.

Animal Care Blogs

Breeding Indigo Snakes

Breeding the United State's longest native snake!

A group of children, most appearing to be Black, are gathered in a grassy area with dense foliage, listening to a person in a military-style uniform who is gesturing and pointing. The children are wearing various colored tops and dresses. The children are students from the UNITE program on a field trip.

A School on the Other Side of the World: Taking Lessons from a Rain Forest to the Savannah

UNITE to save the environment, all over the world!

A Gorilla sitting with its legs tucked under it. The large, muscular animal is looking at the viewer, one hand resting on the ground while the other is clenched near his chest.

Animal Care Blogs

Zoo Research: Let’s be the Greatest Apes we can be!

Did you know that you are a GREAT ape?

A small, lean black bird with yellow patches on its wing and backside under its tail called a Yellow Rumped Caciques. It is perched on a tiny branch with a lush forest blurred in the background.

Animal Care Blogs

Yellow-rumped Caciques

Spring means nesting and chicks for yellow-rumped caciques!

A small Rufous fantail bird with a brown body, a white throat, and a dramatically fanned, reddish-orange tail, perched on a branch amidst dark green leaves.

Birds on the Edge: Preventing Extinction of Endangered Birds in the Mariana Islands

According to the legend, this tiny bird with a flashy reddish-brown tail would lure children deep into the forest...