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November 29, 2023

Zoo News $10,000+ Raised For Giving Zooday 2023!

Giving ZooDay is a movement started by zoos across the country in partnership with Giving Tuesday to demonstrate support for zoos working to preserve...

November 21, 2023

Zoo News The Virginia Zoo Gift Guide

Shop for everyone on your list! Looking for a gift that gives back this year? Support the Virginia Zoo and find unique, animal-themed items by...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

December 10, 2020

Zoo Staff Meet The Zoo’s New Vet!

The Zoo welcomes Dr. Tara Reilly, the new Veterinarian at the Animal Wellness Campus. Q | Tell us a little about yourself. A | I was born and raised...

December 8, 2020

pile of chopped lettuce, carrots, apples, sweet potato, peppers on green cutting board

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,...

December 2, 2020

vet tech holds frilled lizard while zoo vet looks inside lizard's mouth

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...