Blog – Page 38 – Virginia Zoo

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...

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...

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 21, 2017

Tales of the Tails They Say I’m Emusing

Take a stroll through the Australia Walkabout and you’ll find this tall, flightless bird duo scoping out their wallaby and...

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...

August 5, 2017

Conservation No Filter Needed – Or Is It?

Today’s special holiday commemorates an animal that can be spotted at the Zoo, but only if you come at the right time. Walk past the bison and...

August 1, 2017

Education The Zoo Comes To A Preschool Near You!

The Virginia Zoo recently created three new interactive preschool Zoo to You Outreaches: “Animals on the Move”, “One, Two, Who’s at the...

July 27, 2017

Education Day Come Celebrate International Tiger Day At The Zoo

July 29th is International Tiger Day and the Virginia Zoo is celebrating with some fun festivities on from 11 am to 2 pm. The Zoo’s Education...