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May 21, 2026

Zoo News Virginia Zoo Says Goodbye To Senior American Bison, Lily

It is with a heavy heart that we are sharing the passing of our sole senior female American bison, Lily (27), on Thursday, May 14, following a...

March 12, 2026

Zoo News Virginia Zoo Conservation Youth Team Representatives Attended Conservation Lobby Day

The Virginia Zoo Conservation Youth Team (CYT) program is a high school volunteer and youth development program which gives teens the opportunity to...

July 2, 2018

On the Zoo Blog Seeing Is Bee-lieving

Last week the Virginia Zoo received some unexpected visitors; an estimated 2,000 to be exact! A swarm of bees migrated to the orchards at the Animal...

June 28, 2018

Tales of the Tails Animal Stories Snake Charmer

In the beginning of May, the Virginia Zoo announced it would be welcoming the region’s largest snake, and Zoo fans grew curious to see what the...

June 21, 2018

Animal Vocalizations Sounds Of Summer

Come to the Virginia Zoo on any given day, especially in the summer, and you’ll hear a plethora of sounds. From kids laughing and squealing...

June 15, 2018

Animeals A “pitcher” For Pete And Patty

Tree shrews have a symbiotic relationship with pitcher plants. These carnivorous plants offer yummy nectar and insects for the tree shrews to eat,...

June 8, 2018

Conservation This Is The Last Straw

It is estimated that 119 billion pounds of plastic waste is currently in our oceans and waterways, and every year millions of pounds of new plastic...

May 24, 2018

Animeals Shelling Out Tasty Treats

May 23 was World Turtle Day and the Virginia Zoo’s diet expert Chef Yohn shellebrated with some turtley awesome Animeals for two of our...

May 21, 2018

Tales of the Tails Aldabra Cadabra

They’re hairless, heavy and never in a hurry; gregarious and gargantuan. They’re educational and ectothermic. They’re reptiles and are the...

May 18, 2018

Endangered Species Day Reptiles En-danger Of Going Extinct

Today is Endangered Species Day: the perfect time to familiarize yourself with some of the most endangered species the Virginia Zoo is helping to...

May 7, 2018

FrogWatch USA Unfroggettable Experiences

The weather is warming up, which means more people are out spending time in nature. One of the most popular things to do in warmer weather is to go...