Blog – Page 12 – Virginia Zoo

January 17, 2025

Zoo News Zoo Fans, Welcome To Lily’s New Crib

The year is starting off strong at the Virginia Zoo with a new exhibit for our American bison, Lily! This move was an important step in continuing...

November 15, 2024

Zoo News Orangutan Caring Week 2024

Orangutan Caring Week is a worldwide event celebrated every November to raise awareness for the conservation and care of this great ape species. This...

January 31, 2020

Animeals Just Browsing Around

For International Zebra Day, Chef Yohn decided to see if the Zoo’s four Hartmann’s mountain zebra would step outside of the box (pun...

November 29, 2019

Tales of the Tails Not Your Typical Basilisk

When you hear the word basilisk, you may initially think of the giant serpent from legends and myths that is also featured in a popular book series,...

November 19, 2019

Volunteer at the Zoo Trail Host Pros: The Zoo’s Most Popular Volunteer Position

On your recent visit to the Zoo, perhaps you encountered a friendly, green-polo-wearing individual on one of our trails. They may have just said...

November 14, 2019

On the Blog All In The Family

Have you or has someone you know sent off a sample of DNA to track down your family history? The goal is to figure out your lineage –...

November 7, 2019

Animeals Browse For The Bison

National Bison Day is an annual holiday to honor the nation’s largest land mammal, a species that has quite the history. In the 1800s, there...

October 31, 2019

Conservation at Home The Butterfly Effect

When Zoo staff clock out for the day, you may assume that their duties are complete, but for two Zoo employees, Kylie Wash and Tara Baumgardner, this...

October 24, 2019

Tales of the Tails Feeling Cheeky

White-cheeked gibbons are lesser apes, not monkeys; lesser apes differ from great apes such as orangutans and gorillas in that they are smaller, lack...

October 18, 2019

Animeals Sloth-o-lanterns

For International Sloth Day this year there are no tricks, just treats. So we’re making something neat and giving the sloths something good to...

October 11, 2019

What's the difference? Opposites Attract

In many languages, several words are often used interchangeably because they have identical or similar meanings: Fall and Autumn, dinner and supper,...