January 26, 2023
Satellite image of Virginia Zoo

Mosi Update Mosi Update

Name: Mosi Sex: Male Species: White rhino Age: 18 months Reason for Visit: Horn Injury If you have visited the Virginia Zoo recently, you may have...
January 20, 2023
Satellite image of Virginia Zoo

Ticketing and Membership Updates How To Zoo

Starting Monday, February 6, the Zoo will have an updated online ticketing system. The Virginia Zoo wants all guests to have the best experience when...
September 21, 2021
sloth using paintbrush to paint on canvas

Tricks of the Trade Sloth “trey”ning

Trey, the Zoo’s first-ever sloth baby born in 2020, found new independence from mom Honey and dad Mervin a few months ago, and is officially...
September 17, 2021
Zoo Vet inspects eagle's talons

Meet the Patient No Ill-eagle Activity

The Zoo’s bald eagle, Abe, recently underwent his routine physical examination from Dr. Tara Reilly, the Virginia Zoo’s Veterinarian,...
September 13, 2021
prevost squirrel close up

New Arrivals We’re Nuts Over Our New Arrivals!

The Virginia ZooFarm residents are getting squirrelly over their new friends, Diana and Kelapa. These two new additions are Prevost squirrels, native...
September 3, 2021
Sloth inflatable animal sculpture

New winter Exhibition opening this November Something Big Is Coming

This November the Virginia Zoo will welcome 28 new animals – the inflatable kind – in an exciting winter exhibition called...
August 13, 2021

Tales of the Tails It’s Not A Worm, It’s Not A Snake, It’s A… Lizard?

Nope. Your eyes are not deceiving you. There are hundreds, thousands of strange creatures on our planet, and some of them include lizards that have...
July 19, 2021

Zoo News First-ever White Rhino Calf Born At The Virginia Zoo

The Virginia Zoo is proud to announce the historic birth of its first-ever Southern white rhinoceros, born to mom, Zina, and dad, Sibindi, on Sunday,...
July 13, 2021
A happy Northern Tree Shew living at the Virginia Zoo

Species Survival As Shrew Like It

Relationships are hard, but in the animal kingdom things can be even more difficult when trying to find a mate. There isn’t an app to download or a...
July 2, 2021

Tales of the Tails Cape- Able Of Big Things

Many species of animals have defense mechanisms to ward off predators. To name a few – some have sharp claws or teeth, or hard external shells...
June 4, 2021
crocodile monitor on log

Tales of the Tails Monitor And Observe

June 4 is the Virginia Zoo’s anniversary of the World of Reptiles and Friends, which opened to the public in 2018. Zoo visitors can find...
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