The Metro cards have animated photos of both Bao Li and Qing Bao and were first released on Wednesday, as part of a ...

Legislation is moving through the General Assembly that would allow the state authority that owns Explore to turn the ...

Even though the National Zoo was closed Monday, our panda pair still put on a show. We got a glimpse of 3-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao having a ball! Did you know pandas are fearless in the ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby pygmy hippo after ... Iris — and Hammie Mae — a nod to Virginia ham. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A rabid raccoon located near the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk tested positive for rabies. According to the Norfolk Health District, the animal was found in a marshy area along ...

After a spirited global contest, the people have spoken: Richmond Metro Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo now has a fitting moniker. Poppy. The newborn entered the world on Monday, Dec. 9, and has quickly ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has announced the name of a female baby pygmy hippo born there on Dec. 9. Drum roll, please... After a public vote, the hippo has been named Poppy ...

The public is finally able to see the new endangered pygmy hippo in person at a Virginia zoo. According to officials at Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, mother Iris and her female calf returned to ...

The original zoo buildings were designed by James W. McLaughlin – architect of the Old Main Library and the Cincinnati Art Museum. The Monkey House building survives today as the Reptile House.

Tinotenda Pundu, a young boy from a village bordering the vast reserve, disappeared into the park on December 27. The Matusadona National Park, known for its landscapes and thriving wildlife, is ...

The excitement and global interest in Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo comes after a female two-month-old pygmy hippo named Moo Deng from Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo launched an internet ...

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, received attention after falling at the US Capitol Friday, Fox News has learned. Foxx, who chairs the House Education Committee, reportedly fell on a staircase ...