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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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May 7, 2018
Baby Animals
Cinco De Duiker
A 12-pound male Yellow-backed duiker, named Hashtag (or “Tag” for short) was born on exhibit Saturday morning to mother, Dot, and father, Dash....
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May 4, 2018
Party Animals
A Baby Shower For Dara!
The Virginia Zoo is throwing an orangutan baby shower! Come help us celebrate mom-to-be Dara on Sunday, May 20, at 11 am at the orangutan exhibit in...
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April 25, 2018
Orangutan Pregnancy
Training For Motherhood
In case you haven’t heard, one of the Virginia Zoo’s orangutans, Dara, is pregnant! With such big, exciting news also comes extra work...
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April 24, 2018
Tales of the Tails
Saving Animals From Tapir-ing Off
What animal has hooves, a long snout and a large, round body? Your first guess might be an elephant, hippo or even an anteater, but for the animal...
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April 19, 2018
Zoo To Do 2018
Zoo To Do Unveils New World Of Reptiles
The Virginia Zoo’s “Zoo To Do” welcomes more than 300 new and awe-inspiring residents to the latest addition, the World of Reptiles. The...
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April 17, 2018
National Volunteer Week
Volunteer Spotlight
It’s National Volunteer Week! Our Zoo Crew volunteers help in a variety of areas, including educating visitors about our animals, assisting...
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