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04/12/13		You Snooze at the Zoo
04/05/13		Zoo Throws Party for the Planet
03/28/13		The Arts Are Wild -- Literally -- at the Zoo
03/15/13		Madonna Delivers Baby at the Virginia Zoo
03/06/13		Blood 'n' Bear It!
02/25/13		And the Winner is ... Lola!
02/21/13		Tarzan Swings through the Virginia Zoo
02/14/13		Zoo Valentines: Cassowary Couple Courtship Continues
02/13/13		Zoo Joins Area Attractions in Norfolk Camp Sampler
02/05/13		Name the Baby Siamang Final Vote
01/24/13		Kiss & Tail: Valentine's Day at the Zoo
01/18/13		New Male Bongo at the Virginia Zoo
01/16/13		Zoo Celebrates Groundhog Day
01/04/13		Zoo Baby New Year
12/28/12		Feeding the Beasts
12/20/12		Name that Siamang!
12/18/12		Zoo Accepts $150,000 Fundraising Challenge
11/30/12		Zoo Dedicates New Statue to Environmental Stewardship
11/21/12		New Tigers Moving to the Virginia Zoo
11/20/12		Holiday Marketplace at the Virginia Zoo
11/13/12		Curator Accepts Position at San Antonio Zoo
11/01/12		Postponed Zoo Boo
10/31/12		Zoo Wins Sky Art Competition
10/12/12		Zoo Boo
09/28/12		Zoo Extends Free Senior Wednesdays
09/25/12		Zoovies
09/21/12		Exotic Giant Indian Elephant Creeper Expected To Bloom
09/18/12		Teddy Bear Clinic
08/29/12		Baby Siamang Born
08/16/12		Zoo Groves III: Town Mountain
08/03/12		Senior Wednesdays
07/20/12		Home Improvement - Elephant Style
07/11/12		Get Schooled at Zoo Grooves Two
07/06/12		Rock Hyraxes Born at Virginia Zoo
06/21/12		Get Into the Zoo Groove
06/11/12		New World for Virginia Zoo Orangutans
05/03/12		Give Plant Conservation a Lift
04/26/12		Dimunutive Duikers Deliver Descendent
04/05/12		Party with the Animals at the Zoo
03/20/12		Blood and Binturongs
02/22/12		Prolific Primates Produce New Progeny
02/10/12		Unique Valentine's Day Gifts at the Zoo
01/18/12		Zoo Reaches Attendance Milestone
01/10/12		Young Lion Moving to New Home
12/22/11		Early Baby New Year
12/08/11		Zootique Destroyed by Storm
11/29/11		Unique Zootique Now Open
11/03/11		Zoo Announces Animal Wellness Campus Campaign
10/28/11		Zoo Boo Moved to Sunday
10/20/11		Zoo Boo Is Coming
10/18/11		Tortoise vs. Hare 2011
10/13/11		African Crowned Crane Chicks
10/06/11		Zoo's First Venomous Lizard
09/27/11		Zoo Plant Guru Retires
09/22/11		Zoo Wants You for Zoo Boo Crew
09/08/11		In Honor of Grandparents Day
09/01/11		Costume Parade Kicks Off Disney On Ice Month
08/18/11		Virginia Zoo Announces Baby Giraffe Passing
08/15/11		Zoo Grooves Three
08/12/11		Free Tide Opening Weekend Train Rides
07/29/11		Nearly Six Feet Tall at Birth
07/29/11		Virginia Zoo Blood Drive
07/27/11		Senior Wednesdays
07/26/11		Cruious George's Cousins
07/21/11		Zoo Grooves Two
07/14/11		Tiny Elephants?
07/11/11		Zoo Hatches Smallest New Residents
07/07/11		Zoo Screams for Ice Cream
06/30/11		Eye in the Sky
06/16/11		Free Father's Day Train Rides
06/14/11		Zoos and Aquariums Support Regional Economy
06/03/11		Zroovy, Baby!
06/01/11		New at the Virginia Zoo: Prairie Dog Pups
05/26/11		Zoo Tales World Oceans Day Special Event
05/04/11		Golf Tournament Benefits Virginia Zoo
04/27/11		Zoo Mourns African Elephant
04/18/11		Party with the Animals at the Virginia Zoo
04/08/11		Virginia Zoo Monitoring African Elephant
03/25/11		Tiger Ready to Greet Visitors to New Exhibit
03/22/11		Virginia Zoo Announces Death of Red Panda
03/18/11		Virginia Zoo Announces 2011 Board of Directors
03/15/11		Asia - Trail of the Tiger Opens Spring 2011 at the Virginia Zoo
03/03/11		Virginia Zoo to Hold Inaugural 5k for Orangutans
02/24/11		Members Sneak a Peek Through the Eye of the Tiger
02/10/11		Tiny Hands, Tiny Feet, New Friends for You to Meet
08/12/10		700 lbs. of Giant Land Tortoises Move Into The Virginia Zoo
07/28/10		Endangered African Bongo Born at Virginia Zoo
05/25/10		Asia Exhibit Branching Out with New Trees
05/06/10		Virginia Zoo Announces Death from Cancer of Beloved Siberian Tiger
01/14/10		Virginia Zoo Gets an Elephant Swarming with Butterflies!
12/29/09		Zoo’s Oldest Resident to be Released Back to the Wild: Zoo Superintendent Gary Ochsenbein to retire after 33 years at the Virginia Zoo
12/09/09		Because Animals Like Presents Too: Holiday Enrichment Tree at Virginia Zoo lets visitors bring gifts for their favorite animals
11/19/09		World Wildlife Fund PSA features Virginia Zoo Lion Cubs: Check out "Making of the TV Ads," "Answer," and "Radio"
10/27/09		A really scary thought this Halloween . . .Did Your Trick or Treat Candy Harm an Orangutan?