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October 1, 2026

Zoo News 12.5 Ways You Can Support The Virginia Zoo In Our 125th Year

Have you been looking for another way to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Virginia Zoo? Read on to learn more about how you can continue to...

September 19, 2026

Zoo News Virginia Zoo Keeper Explores Nepal With The Red Panda Network

The Virginia Zoo is celebrating International Red Panda Day, honored annually on September 19, by sharing details from Lead Keeper Kristin Cruise’s...

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...

January 29, 2019

Zoo Grants Spreading Our Mission

The New Nature Foundation (NNF) is a non-profit organization that strives to protect wild animals and wild places through education, empowerment and...

January 23, 2019

Climates On Dry Land

One-fifth of the Earth’s surface is covered in dry habitats that receive less than 10 inches of rain per year on average. Despite finding sparse...

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...