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Animeals for Bora and Zina

August 18, 2017 Bora and Zina, our Southern White rhinos, are two of the Zoo’s largest animals – weighing in between 2,200 and 2,700 pounds each. With that much mass, a pretty hefty sized diet must be consumed to stay healthy and thriving; … More »

Turtley Awesome Animeals

April 17, 2017 The warm weather means more of our animals come out of their temperature controlled shelters to bask in the sun or take dips in their pools. The same goes for our five Aldabra tortoises – AJ, Bubbles, Dotty, Jackson and … More »

Animeals – Cake Cake Cake

March 9, 2017 It’s that time again to step into the Zoo’s Diet Kitchen with Chef Yohn for another Animeals recipe walkthrough! Chef Yohn must have had a craving for some “dessert”, because he decided to make cakes for Haddie the tapir, and meerkats … More »

Valentine’s Day Animeals

February 14, 2017 Love is in the air at the Virginia Zoo! In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Chef Yohn prepared a tasty, yet nutritious meal for a whole family of Yellow-backed duikers and two literal “love” birds – the ostriches. The best part … More »

Animeals for the Tigers and Siamangs

January 17, 2017 Virginia Zoo Chef Yohn’s job is to slice, dice, peel, chop, cook, mash and prepare the meals of all of the animals at the Zoo, but why stop there? The animals receive enrichment to stimulate their senses and behaviors, and … More »

Animeals: Recipes for the Animals

December 14, 2016 Zoo Chef Yohn Sutton doesn’t just serve the animals food, he gets creative with his own recipes that cater to each animal’s unique personality. We’ve decided to introduce an awesome new blog series entitled Animeals, in which we’ll showcase the step-by-step … More »

Belated Birthday Bouquet

April 7, 2021 She’s big, beautiful, has experience with babies and recently celebrated her birthday – it’s Imara the giraffe! This experienced mother, who recently gave birth to calf Tiana in early 2021, just turned 19 on Easter Sunday. In honor of her … More »

The Chef’s Special

March 4, 2021 Meet Chef Yohn, the Keeper who is primarily responsible for slicing, dicing, chopping and preparing the food for the Virginia Zoo’s animals, plus take a special tour of the Diet Kitchen in this special video edition of Animeals!

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