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March 27, 2024

Zoo News Know Before You Go: Spring Break At The Zoo

Planning a Hampton Roads staycation for spring break this year? Here’s what to know before making your plans to visit the Virginia Zoo! The...

March 22, 2024

Zoo News World Of Reptiles Conservatory Reopens

The World of Reptiles & Friends is one of the most unique experiences the Virginia Zoo has to offer. When you walk through the front doors, you...

November 18, 2019

Animal Wellness Virginia Zoo Mourns A Significant Loss

The Zoo is deeply saddened to share that despite almost a full week of highly intensive 24-hour around the clock treatment and supportive care, young...

November 15, 2019

Animal Wellness Get Well Soon, Sofie

Sofie, the Zoo’s 1 ½ year old Bornean orangutan, is unfortunately very sick. Just like with human babies, young orangutans are much more...

November 14, 2019

On the Blog All In The Family

Have you or has someone you know sent off a sample of DNA to track down your family history? The goal is to figure out your lineage –...

November 7, 2019

Animeals Browse For The Bison

National Bison Day is an annual holiday to honor the nation’s largest land mammal, a species that has quite the history. In the 1800s, there...

October 31, 2019

Conservation at Home The Butterfly Effect

When Zoo staff clock out for the day, you may assume that their duties are complete, but for two Zoo employees, Kylie Wash and Tara Baumgardner, this...

October 24, 2019

Tales of the Tails Feeling Cheeky

White-cheeked gibbons are lesser apes, not monkeys; lesser apes differ from great apes such as orangutans and gorillas in that they are smaller, lack...

October 18, 2019

Animeals Sloth-o-lanterns

For International Sloth Day this year there are no tricks, just treats. So we’re making something neat and giving the sloths something good to...

October 11, 2019

What's the difference? Opposites Attract

In many languages, several words are often used interchangeably because they have identical or similar meanings: Fall and Autumn, dinner and supper,...

October 2, 2019

ECO-CELL Virginia Zoo Debuts Cell Phone Recycling Program

The Virginia Zoo wants your old smartphones, tablets, adapters and chargers as part of a new technology recycling initiative that will help to...