Rumors that a gorilla got loose and was running amok forced a zoo in Virginia to put residents minds at ease — by telling them they have nothing to fear because they have no gorillas in ...

March 14 (UPI) --The Virginia Zoo responded to rumors of an escaped gorilla in Norfolk by confirming that not only were all of its animals accounted for, but the zoo doesn't even have gorillas.

A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...

A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. The baby girl is the third hippo calf born to Metro Richmond Zoo resident pygmy hippos ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Shilling, a 17-year-old emu at the Virginia Zoo, passed away on Dec. 12. In a Facebook post, the Virginia Zoo disclosed that the emu died during a veterinary procedure to ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Just days before the unveiling of its newly designed mermaid statue, the Virginia Zoo is expressing deep sorrow over the loss of two animals. On Saturday, the zoo announced in a ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Just days before the unveiling of its newly designed mermaid statue, the Virginia Zoo is expressing deep sorrow over the loss of two animals. On Saturday, the zoo announced ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Virginia Zoo is unveiling the newly designed Norfolk mermaid statue that greets guests upon entrance on Thursday, Oct. 10. The zoo’s staff selected Bob Langston ...

The proposed layout for the Virginia Zoo expansion project (WAVY image) The site plan for the Virginia Zoo expansion (Courtesy of City of Norfolk) “Our vision is to create an EdVenturous world ...

Elaina is one of the many children who arrived at the Virginia Zoo on Saturday morning for the ... they get a patient chart,” Dzendzel said. “As they’re waiting, they can build animal ...