Blog – Page 40 – 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...

June 30, 2017

Baby Animals Meet Iggy – She’s So Fancy!

More than 3,000 submissions poured in to help name the newest giraffe at the Virginia Zoo and by ZooKeeper vote, “Iggy” is her name!...

June 28, 2017

Animeals Soft Serve For Solaris

Solaris, one of the Virginia Zoo’s four orangutans, celebrated his 14th birthday on June 22. Chef Yohn, with the help of Zoo Keepers, always...

June 24, 2017

Zoolidays Big Birthday Week!

Not one, but THREE of our awesome red-headed animals are celebrating their birthdays this week! Let’s wish Thomas, Juno and Schnitz a Happy...

June 23, 2017

Construction Update Reptile Building Is Sssssslithering Right Along

Even though the exterior of the soon-to-be World of Reptiles hasn’t appeared to change much, the construction of the building is on time and...

June 21, 2017

Tales of the Tails Animal Stories High There!

What animal is known for its unique spots, long neck and for being the Watchtower of the Serengeti? What about the animal from Africa that can run up...

June 19, 2017

Baby Animals Name Imara’s Baby!

The Virginia Zoo welcomed a female Masai giraffe calf on June 4, 2017. At birth, the calf weighed 149 pounds, and stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall. Now...

June 17, 2017

Zoolidays National Flip Flop Day

It’s National Flip Flop Day! Just about everyone owns a pair of these comfortable sandals, which are commonly worn during warmer weather to...

June 5, 2017

Zoo Borns Big Baby Alert!

The Virginia Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a Masai giraffe calf on Sunday, June 4. The female giraffe calf was born to five-time...

June 5, 2017

Horticulture Great Plants For The Bugs In Your Garden

It’s World Environment Day and we’ve decided to highlight some of the insects that serve a unique purpose in the Earth’s ecosystem,...