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Stay up to date on all the recent news at the Virginia Zoo with our most up to date press releases.

October 17, 2025

Virginia Zoo has a new ball of joy – an armadillo pupDownload

October 6, 2025

Virginia Zoo has three otterly adorable new residentsDownload

September 29, 2025

New chapter of Virginia Zoo history begins with a new Executive Director and prestigious accreditation from the Association of Zoos and AquariumsDownload

September 5, 2025

Virginia Zoo and Elation Brewing entered pitcher-perfect partnershipDownload

January 30, 2025

Virginia Zoo welcomes new Asian small-clawed otter pairDownload

December 23, 2024

Virginia Zoo unveils new exhibit for American bisonDownload

October 4, 2024

Virginia Zoo unveils Norfolk mermaid statue makeoverDownload

July 3, 2024

Critically endangered Bornean orangutan born at Virginia ZooDownload

March 19, 2024

Virginia Zoo celebrates birth of endangered lesser apeDownload

November 14, 2023

Southern white rhinoceros with rare genetics born at Virginia ZooDownload

October 23, 2023

Virginia Zoo partners with Great Ape Heart Project on orangutan researchDownload

August 23, 2023

Late Giraffe Billy’s Last Descendent Born at Virginia ZooDownload
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