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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...

March 1, 2022

Zoo Vet uses Ophthalmoscope to look into eagle's eye

Zoo News Virginia Zoo Honors Healthcare Workers With Free Admission

The Virginia Zoo is showing its appreciation to healthcare professionals, for both humans and animals! They have faced many challenges in...

February 28, 2022

Conservation National Invasive Species Awareness Week

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Although we tend to think of invasive species more as pests than true threats, these...

February 25, 2022

Zoo News Tony (the) Hawk Lands At The Virginia Zoo

Dropping in all the way from California, the Virginia Zoo welcomes its newest resident, a Harris’s hawk named Tony. While Tony the hawk won’t be...

February 11, 2022

Explore the Zoo Tropical Getaway At The Zoo!

Completion of the Zoo’s Conservatory has been wrapped up for a few weeks now, and we thought this would be a great time to give you all the details...

February 9, 2022

Mramba, king of the Virginia Zoo (Virginia Zoo photo by Cedrick Garrett).

ANIMAL UPDATES Lion Passes At The Zoo

The Zoo is deeply saddened to announce the loss of its patriarch African lion, Mramba. The Animal Care team had been regularly treating Mramba for...

February 3, 2022

Zoo News Virginia Zoo Removes Birds From Habitats To Protect Against Avian Flu

NORFOLK, VA – Cases of avian flu (Eurasian H5 HPAI) have been confirmed in wild birds in Virginia, specifically counties surrounding the Virginia...

January 14, 2022

Zoo News Help Name The Zoo’s Baby Giraffe

NORFOLK, VA – A baby giraffe was born at the Virginia Zoo on December 28, and now he needs a name! The male calf weighed in at 159 pounds and...

December 29, 2021

Wellness 2021 Brings Another Giraffe Baby

Norfolk, Va. – The Virginia Zoo announced on Christmas Day a baby giraffe would be coming in 2022, but its New Year’s calf came early! A Masai...

December 21, 2021

Down to Earth Hiber-nature

Winter is officially here which means it’s time to hibernate! For some background, the word “hibernation” is derived from the Latin word...