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June 22, 2026

Zoo News National Pollinator Week Is The Bee’s Knees

We’re buzzing with excitement for the Pollinator Partnership’s National Pollinator Week hosted from June 22 to June 28, 2026! Celebrated during...

June 9, 2026

Zoo News New Birds In The Virginia Zoo Flock

The Virginia Zoo recently introduced three new bird species to our growing collection of feathered friends. Read on to learn more about these new...

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!...

March 11, 2019

Tales of the Tails How Now, Brown Cow?

The ZooFarm is one of the most diverse areas of the Zoo, but not because of its brightly colored buildings. More than a dozen species from nearly...

February 28, 2019

Zoo Horticulture As The Worm Turns

Coming soon to the ZooFarm are our new composting bins! The Zoo’s Horticulture Department will use vegetable scraps from the Zoo’s Animal...

February 22, 2019

Departures and Arrivals Changes For The Cheetahs

After almost three years at the Virginia Zoo, cheetahs Chester and Rico are leaving to head across country in search of mates. The brothers, who came...

February 19, 2019

Upcoming Attractions New To The Zoo: Nature Play!

The Virginia Zoo is excited to announce the addition of a Nature Play area, to open this summer on Zoo grounds. The Zoo was awarded several grants...

February 14, 2019

Animeals A Crescent Surprise

Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re not only over the moon for our Zoo fans, but we also love our animals to the moon and back! In case you...

February 4, 2019

Horticulture The Trending Turnip

Don’t turn up your nose to turnips. There has been renewed interest in winter veggies, adding nutrients to comfort food during cold winter months....

February 1, 2019

Tales of the Tails That’s Reticulus

Slither into the World of Reptiles and you’ll see animals big and small, from the tiniest of frogs and turtles to our seven-foot-long...