In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.

The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

Virginia’s statewide GOP ticket appears to be making amends and will appear together at a rally in Northern Virginia next ...

Louisa County is selling its 697-acre Shannon Hill Regional Business Park to a Colorado-based data center firm.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Maryland Zoo is inviting visitors to meet its newest resident, a giraffe calf named Titali, with special visitation passes starting June 20. The passes will allow a ...

The blue-eyed ground dove was a species shrouded in mystery, with no confirmed records for more than 70 years, until its rediscovery in 2015. Andrew Owen, Chester Zoo’s head of birds, said: “It’s a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Buddy Lilley has lived across the street from Naval Air Station Oceana since 1950. He remembers when a large part of his family’s land on Oceana Boulevard was a cornfield. In ...

In January 2025, around the Lunar New Year, Auto was finally able to meet Moo Deng. The zoo’s official Instagram account posted photos of his visit to their page on June 2, along with a post ...

US News Virginia police confront 6-foot alligator at motel that escaped while en route to zoo: video By Caitlin McCormack Published June 16, 2025, 7:08 p.m. ET ...

Alligator found outside Virginia motel after getting loose while being moved from New York to North Carolina zoo - California closes $12 billion budget deficit with hit to migrants ‘MASH' Cast ...

The zoo says it’s looking for names with ties to Roanoke, South America, nature, or just plain cute! The zoo will announce the sloth’s new name on July 2nd at its annual Zooiblee, which this ...

Courtesy of Wildlife Center of Virginia. The Wildlife Center of Virginia made the difficult decision Saturday to euthanize an animal ambassador for several health complications.