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November 21, 2025

Zoo News A Week In The Life Of A Global Protagonist

The Virginia Zoo Conservation and Research Grant offers staff the opportunity to engage in on-site conservation projects and community science...

November 13, 2025

Zoo News The 2025 Virginia Zoo Gift Guide

Gifts that give back this holiday season This holiday season is the perfect opportunity to give to your loved ones while also giving back to wildlife...

October 25, 2017

Plant Donations Friendly Foliage

Reptile Keepers at the Virginia Zoo are still looking for your unwanted indoor plants to create habitats in the Zoo’s World of Reptiles. This time...

October 11, 2017

National Fossil Day Can You Dig It?

Today is National Fossil Day, an annual holiday that helps promote the scientific and educational values of fossils! What is a fossil? A fossil is...

September 22, 2017

Tales of the Tails That’s All Rhino

Even though unicorns are mythical creatures, there is a real animal that is just as majestic that humans can actually see. Known as “unicorns with...

September 12, 2017

Conservation International Coastal Cleanup Day

Litter isn’t just a big deal in Hampton Roads, but across the world. Plastics and other trash aren’t easily decomposable, and end up in...

August 30, 2017

Conservation Hands-on As A Cyt

Every summer, the Virginia Zoo offers youth a chance to get involved at the Zoo, to become more hands on with conservation efforts and learn to be an...

August 18, 2017

Recipes for the Animals Animeals For Bora And Zina

Bora and Zina, our Southern White rhinos, are two of the Zoo’s largest animals – weighing in between 2,200 and 2,700 pounds each. With...

August 15, 2017

Education Day Take An Adventure In Africa

Make your next trip to the Zoo an educational trip by learning all about our Africa – Okavango Delta friends and what you can do to protect...

August 9, 2017

Conservation Event Bowling For Rhinos

Bowling for Rhinos… What is it, why is it important, and how can you help? What is it? Bowling for Rhinos is a national fundraising campaign hosted...

August 7, 2017

Animal Wellness What’s Up With Diallo?

If you’ve been to the Zoo recently, you might have noticed Diallo, one of our two five-year-old Watusi cattle has a slight tilt to his head. Inside...