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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...
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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...
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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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December 14, 2020
Animal Holidays
National Monkey Day
If there’s any day where monkeying around is encouraged, it’s today on National Monkey Day! The Virginia Zoo currently has two species of...
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December 8, 2020
Animal Wellness
Don’t Feed Me
The Zoo has a set of important safety rules we ask each visitor to follow. These are for the safety of everyone; guests, staff and volunteers,...
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December 2, 2020
Meet the Patients
No Scaling Back For These Exams
From gathering physiological data such as body weight, complete blood counts and biochemistry profiles to conducting advanced diagnostic imaging such...
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November 7, 2020
Tales of the Tails
The National Mammal
If you think of the largest mammal in the United States, what would come to mind first, a moose? A bear? What about a bison? Bison are the largest...
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