Families can welcome the new year early at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, during its annual Noon Year’s Eve celebration on Dec.

NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Zoo announced the birth of a two-toed sloth Tuesday afternoon. The unnamed baby, born on March 8, is the first offspring for its mother, Honey, and father, Mervin. Dr.

NORFOLK, Va. — Friday morning, the Virginia Zoo shared exciting news - their new male cinerous vulture, John Denver (JD), had just arrived from California. This big guy has a wingspan of 10 feet - and ...

The Virginia Zoo is poised to launch the $10 million first phase of a long-range master plan that aims to put it on par with the biggest and best zoos nationwide and draw an estimated 200,000 more ...

After a year off because of COVID-19, the Virginia Zoo is bringing back a popular event that combines beer and animals in a family-friendly atmosphere. GrowlFest has become a must-attend affair at the ...

NORFOLK, VA. (WAVY) — Come November, Virginia Zoo will be hosting different kinds of animals — the inflatable ones. “Zoolumination” is coming to the Zoo with the facility’s first-ever “zoo drive-thru” ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It’s opening week for the Virginia Zoo, with the public officially allowed back on Thursday, after the zoo opened for members only on Monday through Wednesday. But the reopening ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk is working on a special project that entails putting stickers on eastern monarchs to learn new things about the butterflies. There are two main thoroughfares ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Zina the southern white rhinoceros has given birth to another baby rhino at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk. The new roughly 100-pound female calf, which has yet to be named, was ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo welcomed two "otterly adorable" otters to its park last month. Puba and Alana are Asian clawed otters and arrived in February as social companions in the zoo's Species ...

Greg Bockheim comes from the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Ind. A new director has been chosen to lead the Virginia Zoo, and he’ll take the reins this fall. Greg Bockheim, director of the Potawatomi ...

A zoo in Virginia is looking to name one of its new arrivals. Last week, the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk announced an auction for someone to choose the name of its new siamang infant, which was born on ...