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September 18, 2023
Zoo News
These Little Piggies Went To The Vet
Have you ever wondered how places like the Virginia Zoo manage their animal populations? Both of our female red river hogs, Mrembo and Tikiti...
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September 15, 2023
Zoo News
[updated] On The Road To Recovery! Jax The Bongo’s Tale.
You may have heard over the last few months that Jax, our 3-year-old male eastern mountain bongo, was battling a recurrent infection in his horns...
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March 12, 2021
New Arrivals
Two New Otterly Adorable Additions
The Virginia Zoo’s two newest additions are otterly adorable. Asian small-clawed otters Puba and Alana arrived last month as social companions as...
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March 4, 2021
Animeals
The Chef’s Special
Meet Chef Yohn, the Keeper who is primarily responsible for slicing, dicing, chopping and preparing the food for the Virginia Zoo’s animals,...
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February 17, 2021
Tales of the Tails
Mellow Yellow
What is a duiker? “Duiker” is most likely an unfamiliar term in your animal vocabulary but fear not, we can clarify what this animal is...
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February 5, 2021
Meet the Patient
Tasik’s Treatment Plan
Zoo Keepers have many responsibilities – feeding the animals, providing enrichment opportunities, cleaning, performing exhibit maintenance,...
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January 14, 2021
New Arrivals
Welcome The First Zoo Baby Of 2021
Virginia Zoo Keepers are delighted to welcome a newborn Masai giraffe calf born on January 11, 2021. At birth, the baby weighed 148.5 pounds, and...
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January 8, 2021
New Arrivals
New Bird Is The Word
Visible from the boardwalk overlooking the tapir habitat is the Zoo’s Cinereous vulture exhibit where guests can once more see the Zoo’s...
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January 5, 2021
Tales of the Tails
Singin’ In The Crane
Just as the actors in old-time movies often had to be what is called a triple threat – able to sing, act and dance – the sarus crane also does...
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December 21, 2020
Meet the Patient
Case-a-dillo
Name: Olivia Sex: Female Species: Screaming hairy armadillo Age: 6 years, 3 months Weight: 968 g (2.13 lb) Reason for Visit: Full physical...
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December 17, 2020
Tales of the Tails
Like Fine Swine
Just beyond the African Village Cafe at the Virginia Zoo, across from the vast exhibit where the Masai giraffes, Yellow-backed duikers, Southern...
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