Blog – Page 32 – Virginia Zoo

November 15, 2024

Zoo News Orangutan Caring Week 2024

Orangutan Caring Week is a worldwide event celebrated every November to raise awareness for the conservation and care of this great ape species. This...

October 25, 2024

Zoo News The 2024 Virginia Zoo Gift Guide

Shop for everyone on your list! Looking for a gift that gives back this year? Support the Virginia Zoo and find unique, animal-themed items by...

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...

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...

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...

April 16, 2018

Animeals A Birthday Gift To Chomp On

Chompers is one of the Virginia Zoo’s newest animal ambassadors, and the only Cape porcupine in the program. Believe it or not, this little spiky...

April 11, 2018

Baby Animals Zoo Orangutan Is Pregnant

The Virginia Zoo is thrilled to announce that one of its critically endangered female orangutans is pregnant. This will be the first offspring for...

April 3, 2018

EdZOOcation Series Edzoocate Yourself

Join us this year for our two new education series: EdZOOcation and Animal Appreciation Days! Learning is always an adventure at the Virginia Zoo!...

March 30, 2018

Volunteers Students “chews” To Volunteer At Zoo By Scraping Gum

Braving the chilly and windy weather, 22 students and five teachers from the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy volunteered their time to remove chewing gum...

March 28, 2018

Emery the Lion Cub Five Months And Fierce

Emery the lion cub is now five months old! Emery continues to go out on the main exhibit with parents Zola and Mramba, depending on the weather. He...

March 26, 2018

Baby Animals Betty The Bongo Has A Boy!

Virginia Zoo Keepers are delighted to share the birth of a new baby bongo Friday morning. The calf, a male, was born to mom Betty on Friday, March...