Blog – Page 33 – Virginia Zoo

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...

May 23, 2024

Zoo News Meet The Virginia Zoo’s International Conservation Partners

When the second-ever Southern white rhinoceros calf was born at the Virginia Zoo in November 2023, our Africa: Okavango Delta trail keepers saw an...

March 5, 2018

Education Reasons To Become A Safari Camper

It may still be chilly out, but we at the Virginia Zoo are gearing up for another fabulous year of Safari Camp! Explore mythical monsters, crack zoo...

March 1, 2018

Lola's Departure All Grown Up

Lola, the Virginia Zoo’s five-and-a-half-year-old female siamang has reached maturity and is ready to leave the family group. A siamang family...

February 22, 2018

Tales of the Tails Beary Cool Animals

The Virginia Zoo has two pairs of bears, moon bear brothers Thai and Chai, and sun bear couple Palu and Suntil. For this edition of Tales of the...

February 21, 2018

Baby Animals Emery Is On Exhibit!

Making his exhibit debut today along side mom, Zola, Emery thoroughly enjoyed exploring his new outdoor home! Currently the lions are rotating...

February 16, 2018

Animeals Daily Diets For The Animals

Sometimes Zoo Chef Yohn gets to be creative with food by making special treats for the animals, but on most days he spends his time slicing, dicing...

February 14, 2018

Baby Animals An Emery Update

All of the test results have returned from Emery’s most recent diagnostic workup and fortunately did not reveal evidence of cancer, viruses or...

February 14, 2018

Species Survival Programs Playing Matchmaker

Valentine’s Day is today, which means us humans either already have a date for tonight or might be hopeful we’ll find a date before the...

February 6, 2018

Rhino Introductions Three’s Company

In case you’ve missed it, the Virginia Zoo now has three Southern White rhinos on exhibit! Sisters Bora and Zina were joined by an older male...

January 31, 2018

New Arrivals Meet Kamau And Khari

Two male watusi now call the Zoo’s Africa – Okavango Delta home. Kamau and Khari join Gamba, a five-and-a-half-year-old watusi, and three...