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March 27, 2024
Zoo News
Know Before You Go: Spring Break At The Zoo
Planning a Hampton Roads staycation for spring break this year? Here’s what to know before making your plans to visit the Virginia Zoo! The...
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March 22, 2024
Zoo News
World Of Reptiles Conservatory Reopens
The World of Reptiles & Friends is one of the most unique experiences the Virginia Zoo has to offer. When you walk through the front doors, you...
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June 20, 2018
Orangutan Pregnancy
What To Expect When We’re Expecting
As we all know, Dara, the Virginia Zoo’s pregnant orangutan, is due at any time now. Zoo staff and fans alike have been becoming more anxious...
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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,...
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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...
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June 4, 2018
Meet the Patients
Fearless Feline: An Exam For Emery
Everyone’s favorite lion cub, Emery, recently had his seven month checkup by Virginia Zoo vet staff and Dr. Keith Kremer, DVM, DACVIM, a...
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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...
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May 23, 2018
Animal Health
Dara Has An Ultrasound!
Coming into the home stretch of her pregnancy Dara’s care team, consisting of Asia Zoo Keepers and veterinarian Dr. Colleen Clabbers, were able...
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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...
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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...
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May 16, 2018
Orangutan Pregnancy
Making The “bed”
Every morning humans across the world wake up, get up and make their bed. For orangutans, the perfect time to make their bed is when it’s time for...
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