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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...

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...

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...

June 1, 2020

newborn giraffe calf standing next to mom

Baby Animals Name Our New Baby Giraffe

The Virginia Zoo welcomed a Masai giraffe calf on May 26, 2020. At birth, the baby weighed 146 pounds, and stood about six feet tall. Mom, Noelle, is...

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...

May 21, 2020

Tales of the Tails Check Out These Rad Tortoises

One of the most easily recognized types of animals in the world is a turtle or tortoise. These reptiles are easy to identify by almost anyone thanks...

May 20, 2020

On the Blog Zoo Saddened By Loss Of Lioness

The Zoo is deeply saddened to announce the loss of our matriarch lioness, Zola. An older lion, at almost 16 years old, Zola was a longtime beloved...

May 14, 2020

Meet the Patient Sawyer Sees The Vet

Name: Sawyer Species: Asian small-clawed otter Age: 11 yr 6 mo (DOB 10/24/08) Weight: 3.1kg Reason for visit: dental exam, abdominal ultrasound Asian...

May 4, 2020

Baby News Second Bongo Baby Of The Year

The Zoo welcomes another baby bongo! The male calf was born April 18 at 1:44 am to mom, Juni and dad, Bob. This is the ninth offspring for Juni...

May 1, 2020

Education Keep The Five Alive And Save The Rhino!

If the Virginia Zoo had been open to the public today, we would have been celebrating Save the Rhino Day with our wonderful visitors, Zoo Keepers,...