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Stay up to date on all the recent news at the Virginia Zoo with our most up to date press releases.
October 17, 2025
Virginia Zoo has a new ball of joy – an armadillo pup
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October 6, 2025
Virginia Zoo has three otterly adorable new residents
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September 29, 2025
New chapter of Virginia Zoo history begins with a new Executive Director and prestigious
accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums
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September 5, 2025
Virginia Zoo and Elation Brewing entered pitcher-perfect partnership
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January 30, 2025
Virginia Zoo welcomes new Asian small-clawed otter pair
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December 23, 2024
Virginia Zoo unveils new exhibit for American bison
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October 4, 2024
Virginia Zoo unveils Norfolk mermaid statue makeover
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July 3, 2024
Critically endangered Bornean orangutan born at Virginia Zoo
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March 19, 2024
Virginia Zoo celebrates birth of endangered lesser ape
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November 14, 2023
Southern white rhinoceros with rare genetics born at Virginia Zoo
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October 23, 2023
Virginia Zoo partners with Great Ape Heart Project on orangutan research
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August 23, 2023
Late Giraffe Billy’s Last Descendent Born at Virginia Zoo
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