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November 21, 2025

Zoo News A Week In The Life Of A Global Protagonist

The Virginia Zoo Conservation and Research Grant offers staff the opportunity to engage in on-site conservation projects and community science...

November 13, 2025

Zoo News The 2025 Virginia Zoo Gift Guide

Gifts that give back this holiday season This holiday season is the perfect opportunity to give to your loved ones while also giving back to wildlife...

August 15, 2020

Animeals A Fig Meal For A Big Lizard

This birthday Animeals was a fig deal for our Gray’s monitor, who turns five years old today! Watch as she navigates around her exhibit to...

August 10, 2020

World Lion Day Saving The Kings And Queens Of The Jungle

Of all the cat species in the world, lions probably best embody the idea of “teamwork makes the dream work!” Most felines are solitary, often...

July 28, 2020

Animeals Early Birds Get The Worms

Mealworms. Worms for a meal. It’s as basic as it gets, but for many animals at the Virginia Zoo, these bugs are a delicacy and a main component...

July 22, 2020

zoo keeper holds alligator snapping turtle with mouth open

Meet the Patient New Name, Who Dis?

Name: Yidaro, formerly Lord Fairfax Sex: Male Species: Alligator snapping turtle Age: Unknown Weight: 64.9 pounds Reason for Visit: Entrance Wellness...

July 16, 2020

Tales of the Tails Her Majesty, The King

There are more than 3,000 species of snake spread out across every continent except Antarctica, and of those thousands, only a fraction are venomous....

June 26, 2020

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National Pollinators Week Unique Pollinators

Happy Pollinator Week! This week, we celebrate all those animals who provide some amazing ecosystem services by acting as pollinators! When you think...

June 8, 2020

Tales of the Tails Welcome To The Subbergs

Today is World Oceans Day! While the Virginia Zoo doesn’t have as many aquatic animals as our friends over at the Virginia Aquarium, there is...

June 4, 2020

Exhibits Anniversary Of The World Of Reptiles

Despite the Zoo closing in mid-March due to the pandemic, big things have still been happening. We’re making plans for an official reopening, the...

May 28, 2020

Animeals Pepper’s Party Pastries

No birthday at the Zoo goes unnoticed by Chef Yohn, and Pepper the orangutan’s 40th birthday was no exception. Even though Zoo Fans had to...