Animals at Zoo Atlanta

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A male lion with a thick mane lying on a large rock in Serengeti National Park.

LionPanthera leoA large wild cat of the African savanna that lives in family groups called prides.

A male African savanna elephant with short tusks walking through dry grass in Etosha National Park.

African Savanna ElephantLoxodonta africanaA huge plant-eater of Africa that lives in family herds led by an older female. African elephants are the largest mammals on land.

An alligator snapping turtle with a ridged, spiky shell resting on grass.

Alligator Snapping TurtleMacrochelys temminckiiThe largest freshwater turtle in the United States, which lures fish into its open jaws with a worm-like bit on its tongue.

An Angolan colobus monkey with black fur and long white shoulder fur sitting on a branch.

Angolan Colobus MonkeyColobus angolensisA black-and-white leaf-eating monkey of central Africa with a long, bushy-tipped tail and babies that are born all white.

A white Bali mynah with black wing tips and blue skin around its eye perched on a branch.

Bali MynahLeucopsar rothschildiA critically endangered white songbird with a bright blue face mask, found in the wild only on part of the Indonesian island of Bali.

A shaggy black binturong climbing along a tree branch with its long tail hanging down.

BinturongArctictis binturongA shaggy, tree-climbing "bearcat" of Southeast Asia that smells like popcorn and grips branches with its tail.

A black-and-white ruffed lemur with golden eyes resting on a branch.

Black-and-White Ruffed LemurVarecia variegataThe largest lemur, a critically endangered fruit-eater of eastern Madagascar's rainforests that raises its babies in nests.

A blue-gray blue crane with long trailing wing feathers walking on rocky ground.

Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusThe national bird of South Africa, a blue-gray crane of grasslands famous for courtship dances that can last for hours.

A blue-and-yellow macaw flying with its wings spread wide over green trees.

Blue-and-Yellow MacawAra araraunaA big blue-and-gold parrot of South American rainforests that mates for life and eats clay from riverbanks.

A blue-throated macaw with a blue back and yellow chest perched in a tree.

Blue-Throated MacawAra glaucogularisThe rarest macaw in the world, a blue-and-gold parrot of Bolivia's flooded Beni savanna with only about 400 left in the wild.

A Bornean orangutan with long reddish hair climbing among forest trees.

Bornean OrangutanPongo pygmaeusA critically endangered red-haired great ape of Borneo's rainforests that lives mostly alone in the treetops and eats mostly fruit.

A pink Chilean flamingo wading and feeding in shallow water.

Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisA pink flamingo of the high, cold salt flats of the southern Andes that feeds with its head upside down.

A clouded leopard with large cloud-shaped spots lying among green forest plants.

Clouded LeopardNeofelis nebulosaA tree-climbing wild cat of Asian forests with cloud-shaped spots and the longest canine teeth for its skull size of any wild cat.

A warthog with curved tusks kneeling at the edge of a water hole.

Common WarthogPhacochoerus africanusA wild African pig with curved tusks and bumpy face "warts" that roots for food and shelters in old aardvark burrows.

An orange and red corn snake with dark-edged blotches coiled on grass.

Corn SnakePantherophis guttatusA harmless orange-and-red constrictor of the eastern United States, also called the red rat snake, with a belly like Flint corn.

A crowned lemur peering out from between tree trunks.

Crowned LemurEulemur coronatusA small, fruit-eating lemur of northern Madagascar whose males and females look so different they were once easy to tell apart at a glance.

A diamondback terrapin with a patterned shell and spotted gray skin walking on grass.

Diamondback TerrapinMalaclemys terrapinA colorful turtle of coastal salt marshes from the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico, the only turtle besides sea turtles that lives in brackish water.

A male drill with dark fur and a colorful rump walking on the forest floor.

DrillMandrillus leucophaeusAn endangered baboon relative of West-Central African rainforests whose males have a bright red chin and a mane.

An eastern diamondback rattlesnake with dark diamond markings coiled on the ground.

Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakeCrotalus adamanteusThe largest venomous snake in the United States, a quiet, reclusive rattlesnake of southeastern pine forests.

A glossy black eastern indigo snake coiled on sandy ground.

Eastern Indigo SnakeDrymarchon couperiThe largest native nonvenomous snake in the United States, a glossy black snake that shines blue in sunlight and even eats rattlesnakes.

Two giant otters resting together on a log.

Giant OtterPteronura brasiliensisThe longest otter in the world, a fish-hunting "river wolf" of the Amazon that lives and hunts in family groups.

A black-and-white giant panda standing among green plants.

Giant PandaAiluropoda melanoleucaA black-and-white bear of the mountain bamboo forests of southwestern China that eats almost nothing but bamboo.

A reticulated giraffe's head and neck, showing orange-brown patches outlined by white lines.

Reticulated GiraffeGiraffa reticulata (also listed as Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)An endangered giraffe of northern Kenya with orange-brown patches outlined by a network of bright white lines.

A bright orange golden lion tamarin perched on a branch.

Golden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosaliaA tiny, bright-orange monkey with a lion-like mane that lives only in Brazil's Atlantic Coastal Forest.

A Guatemalan beaded lizard with bumpy black and yellow banded skin climbing a tree trunk.

Guatemalan Beaded LizardHeloderma charlesbogertiAn endangered venomous lizard that lives only in one dry valley in eastern Guatemala and helped lead to a diabetes medicine.

A Gulf Coast native sheep with a woolly coat and white face grazing in a pen.

Gulf Coast Native SheepOvis ariesThe oldest type of sheep in the United States, a hardy breed descended from Spanish settlers' flocks that handles heat and humidity well.

A dark brown Harris's hawk with rusty shoulders perched on a branch.

Harris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusA dark brown hawk of the Americas' dry lands, nicknamed the "wolf of the sky" because family groups hunt together.

A Hoffmann's two-toed sloth hanging upside down among leafy branches.

Hoffmann's Two-Toed SlothCholoepus hoffmanniA slow, upside-down rainforest sloth of Central America and northwestern South America that sleeps about 15 hours a day.

A fluffy white Huacaya alpaca standing near a wooden fence.

Huacaya AlpacaVicugna pacosA fluffy domestic alpaca first raised by Andean people in Peru more than 6,000 years ago for its soft, warm fleece.

A king vulture with black and white wings and a colorful head soaring against a blue sky.

King VultureSarcoramphus papaA large black-and-white vulture of tropical forests from Mexico to Argentina with a brightly colored head.

A Komodo dragon walking on dry, rocky ground.

Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensisThe largest living lizard, a venomous predator found only on a few Indonesian islands that can smell food miles away.

A kori bustard with gray and brown feathers walking on sandy ground.

Kori BustardArdeotis koriOne of the world's heaviest flying birds, a ground-walking hunter of African grasslands that puffs up its neck to show off.

Two round Kunekune pigs, one ginger and one black-and-white, standing on straw.

Kunekune PigSus scrofa domesticusA small, round, short-snouted pig breed kept by the Maori people of New Zealand, often with two tassels hanging from its chin.

A lappet-faced vulture with a bare pink head and dark brown feathers standing in grass.

Lappet-Faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosAfrica's largest vulture, an endangered scavenger whose strong beak opens carcasses for other vultures.

A laughing kookaburra with a large bill and brown wings perched on a branch.

Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeThe largest kingfisher, an Australian bird famous for a loud call that sounds like laughter.

A spiny lesser hedgehog tenrec walking on gravel.

Lesser Hedgehog TenrecEchinops telfairiA small, spiny, insect-eating mammal of Madagascar that looks like a hedgehog but is more closely related to moles and shrews.

A black sun bear with a pale chest patch sitting up among green plants.

Malayan Sun BearHelarctos malayanusThe smallest bear, a tree-climbing honey lover of Southeast Asian forests with a golden patch on its chest and the longest tongue of any bear.

A brown milky eagle owl perched on rocks above water.

Milky Eagle OwlBubo lacteusOne of the world's larger owls, also called Verreaux's eagle-owl, with bare pink eyelids that show when it blinks.

A pink, wrinkly naked mole rat with long front teeth.

Naked Mole RatHeterocephalus glaberA nearly hairless underground rodent of East Africa that lives in colonies run by a single queen, like bees.

A black and brown Nigerian dwarf goat standing on grass.

Nigerian Dwarf GoatCapra aegagrus hircusA small, easygoing dairy goat breed of West African ancestry known for rich milk, often born three or four at a time.

A brown Nubian goat with long floppy ears standing on straw.

Nubian GoatCapra aegagrus hircusA tall dairy goat breed with long, floppy ears and a rounded nose, developed in England from British, African and Indian goats.

A reddish-brown Oberhasli goat with black legs standing on straw.

Oberhasli GoatCapra aegagrus hircusA reddish-brown Swiss dairy goat breed with black markings, prized for its milk and its sturdy, fearless nature.

Four ostriches, one black-and-white male and three brown females, walking on a sandy road.

OstrichStruthio camelusThe world's largest bird, a fast-running flightless bird of African savannas that lays the largest egg on Earth.

A yellow Panamanian golden frog with black spots sitting on a green leaf.

Panamanian Golden FrogAtelopus zetekiA bright golden, poisonous frog that is Panama's symbol of good luck. It has not been seen in the wild since 2009 and survives in zoo breeding programs.

A gray-brown Patagonian mara with long ears sitting on red ground.

Patagonian MaraDolichotis patagonumA long-legged Argentine rodent that looks like a cross between a hare and a small deer and can run 35 miles per hour.

Two Grant's zebras, a kind of plains zebra, standing on a dirt road among dry trees.

Plains ZebraEquus quagga (subspecies include Grant's zebra)The most common zebra, a grass-grazing striped horse relative of eastern and southern Africa whose stripe pattern is one-of-a-kind on every animal. Grant's zebra is one kind.

A green Solomon Islands skink climbing on tree branches.

Solomon Islands SkinkCorucia zebrataThe world's largest skink, a tree-dwelling, mostly vegetarian lizard of the Solomon Islands with a tail that can grab branches.

A radiated tortoise with yellow star-like lines on its domed shell walking over rocks.

Radiated TortoiseAstrochelys radiataA critically endangered Madagascar tortoise named for the yellow star-like lines on its high, domed shell.

A red panda with reddish fur resting on a mossy branch.

Red PandaAilurus fulgensA red, bushy-tailed tree climber of Himalayan and Chinese mountain forests that eats bamboo but is not related to the giant panda.

A ring-tailed lemur drinking from a pond with its black-and-white striped tail raised.

Ring-Tailed LemurLemur cattaAn endangered primate of southwestern Madagascar with a black-and-white striped tail, female-led troops and a love of sunbathing.

A Schmidt's guenon with a white nose and a long reddish tail sitting in a leafy tree.

Schmidt's GuenonCercopithecus ascanius schmidtiA colorful African monkey with a white nose and a chestnut-red tail, also called the red-tailed monkey, that stuffs its cheek pouches with food.

A brown seal salamander photographed on a white background.

Seal SalamanderDesmognathus monticolaA lungless stream salamander of the Appalachian Mountains that breathes through its skin and hides under rocks in shallow water.

A sandy-colored sidewinder rattlesnake coiled on gravel.

SidewinderCrotalus cerastesA small desert rattlesnake of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that moves sideways across loose sand, making it the fastest rattlesnake.

Three meerkats standing upright side by side on red earth.

MeerkatSuricata suricattaA small, social desert mammal of southern Africa, also called the slender-tailed meerkat, that takes turns standing guard.

A shorn Babydoll Southdown ram standing on grass.

Babydoll Southdown SheepOvis ariesA small, teddy-bear-faced sheep breed from England's South Downs with some of the finest wool of any British breed.

A black southern ground hornbill with red facial skin walking on a dirt path.

Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriA big black African hornbill that walks the grasslands hunting small animals and booms to announce its territory.

A southern three-banded armadillo with yellowish armor plates.

Southern Three-Banded ArmadilloTolypeutes matacusA small South American armadillo, the only kind that can roll up into a complete armored ball.

A southern white rhinoceros with two horns standing in dry bush.

Southern White RhinocerosCeratotherium simum simumThe largest rhino, a wide-lipped grass grazer of southern Africa that came back from near extinction to about 20,000 animals.

A Sumatran orangutan with long orange hair sitting in tall grass.

Sumatran OrangutanPongo abeliiA critically endangered red-haired great ape of Sumatra's rainforests that lives mostly alone in the treetops and eats mostly fruit.

A Sumatran tiger walking along a rocky ledge.

Sumatran TigerPanthera tigris sumatraeThe smallest tiger, found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, with closely set stripes and webbed toes for swimming.

A tall wattled crane with a white neck and gray wings standing on grass.

Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusA tall African wetland crane with flaps of skin hanging from its chin that shrink when it's nervous and lengthen when it's excited.

An adult male western lowland gorilla sitting on a log and looking at the camera.

Western Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla gorillaA critically endangered great ape of Central Africa that lives in small family troops led by a silverback.

A white stork with black wing feathers and a red bill walking in grass.

White StorkCiconia ciconiaA big white-and-black bird with a red bill that breeds in Europe, winters in Africa and inspired the story of storks delivering babies.

A Wolf's guenon with gray, orange and white fur standing on a log.

Wolf's GuenonCercopithecus wolfiA gray, red-saddled African forest monkey named after the person who discovered it, not after wolves.