Blog – Page 17 – 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 10, 2019

Animeals You Had Me At Jello

Are you someone who absolutely hates being watched while you’re eating? Well, we present to you Abe. Abe is the Zoo’s more than...

January 7, 2019

Tales of the Tails Animal Stories Earning Their Stripes

The year is now 2019, and the Virginia Zoo is excited to continue to offer its popular blog series Tales of the Tails, which is a monthly blog...

January 2, 2019

Baby News Christmas Brings Two Bongo Babies

While most were enjoying their new Christmas toys, two Eastern bongos at the Virginia Zoo were in labor. 12.5-year-old bongo, Juni, gave birth to a...

December 21, 2018

Animeals Season’s Feedings

The year is coming to an end, but not before the Zoo celebrates the holidays with a special Animeals for the bongo! Bongo are a species of forest...

December 6, 2018

Tricks of the Trade An Ambassador For Her Species

Located behind-the-scenes near the ZooLive! stage lies our Program Animal Building, or PAB for short. The animals that live in the PAB are...

November 28, 2018

Tales of the Tails You’re A Lizard, Caiman

Which reptile has up to a four foot long body with tail, loves being in the water and in the trees, has thick scales and the word Caiman in its...

November 2, 2018

Animeals Impeckable Taste

Beatrice the Buff Orpington chicken is one of the Zoo’s Program Animal Ambassadors. During ZooLive! stage presentations and education programs,...

October 23, 2018

Tales of the Tails Around The Croc

Halloween is around the corner, so what a better time to introduce two of the “scariest” animals at the Zoo. Once you meet them, however,...

October 12, 2018

Myths Animal Misconceptions

At some point in our lives, we’ve all fallen victim to a rumor or story we believed to be true, especially tall tales about animals. Black cats...