Blog – Page 18 – Virginia Zoo

July 26, 2024

Zoo News National Zookeeper Week 2024

The Virginia Zoo’s animal care professionals work across 7 distinct teams and all have different specialties. To celebrate their hard work...

June 28, 2024

Zoo News The Zoo Spells Conservation With 3 C’s

The animals you will encounter during a visit to the Virginia Zoo are remarkable in every way: they are beautiful, they represent species from...

October 11, 2019

What's the difference? Opposites Attract

In many languages, several words are often used interchangeably because they have identical or similar meanings: Fall and Autumn, dinner and supper,...

October 2, 2019

ECO-CELL Virginia Zoo Debuts Cell Phone Recycling Program

The Virginia Zoo wants your old smartphones, tablets, adapters and chargers as part of a new technology recycling initiative that will help to...

September 23, 2019

Animeals Rabbit Food

It’s International Rabbit Day and what better way to celebrate our hoppy friends than with a feast of their favorite things to munch on from...

September 20, 2019

Tales of the Tails Pandamonium

For the past four years, hundreds of images have been submitted by amateur and professional Zoo Fan photographers for consideration in the Zoo’s...

September 16, 2019

Zooborns Red Panda Triplets Have Names

Males, Piercy and Lino (pronounced Leeno) and female, Chris-Anne, are the official names for the Virginia Zoo’s three red panda cubs born this...

September 12, 2019

Meet the Patient Taking Extra Precautions

Sex: Female Species: Ethiopian mountain adder Age: 3 years Weight: 465 g (1 lb.) Reason for Visit: Wellness exam When conducting routine physical...

September 10, 2019

On Grounds The Nest Big Thing

When you see a wasp or hornet nest near your home, your first instinct may be to call in pest control to get rid of the nest, but at the...

August 27, 2019

Tricks of the Trade Clever Cat

As you may know, the animals at the Zoo all have some form of training. Training is beneficial for multiple reasons, including being mentally and...

August 21, 2019

Tales of the Tails They’re The G.o.a.t.

If you follow us on social media, specifically Instagram, you’ll know that we’ve spiced up Tuesdays by introducing you to a different...