Blog – Page 15 – 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...

May 8, 2019

Meet the Patients Mobservations

Names: Amadi, Tim and Hardy Sex: Males Species: Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) Ages: Amadi – 1/15/12; Tim – 11/16/12; Hardy –...

May 6, 2019

Animal Arrivals The Best Place To Bee

You’re probably familiar with the fact that more than 700 animals representing 150 species can be found at the Virginia Zoo, but did you know...

April 30, 2019

Annual Shearing Going To The Baa-baa Shop

The temperature is rising in Hampton Roads, which can only mean one thing for our woolly friends at the Zoo Farm: it’s time for their annual...

April 26, 2019

Animeals Smash Cakes

Dora and Diego are two of the Zoo’s Screaming hairy armadillos. The siblings are celebrating their second birthdays on Saturday, April 27, so...

April 18, 2019

Wellness Between Animals And People

Working with animals may look and sound like a fun job, and while it is rewarding, it’s a very serious business. Zoo Keepers are responsible for...

April 12, 2019

Tales of the Tails Birds Of A Feather

Several of the Virginia Zoo’s Africa Okavango exhibits are unique in that animals representing multiple species often live with each other,...

March 27, 2019

ANIMEALS Not Your Typigal Meal

Oboi, the Zoo’s red river hog turns 12 today! In honor his birthday and St. Patrick’s Day, the chefs at the Diet Kitchen were inspired to make...

March 21, 2019

Skull Lab A Bone To Pick

Scientists use many types of clues to study and understand different environments, especially the types of animals that live in certain ecosystems....

March 20, 2019

Climates Welcome To The Jungle

There’s a famous song, “Welcome to the jungle, it has tons of rain”, or at least that’s what the lyrics should have said!...