The officer estimated the alligator was about six feet long. Because possession of certain exotic animals not native to Virginia is against state code, police said the alligator and its owner were ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk residents were going bananas on Wednesday when a social media rumor claimed a gorilla had escaped from the Virginia Zoo. There's only one problem: The zoo doesn't have any ...

That’s Luray, Virginia for you – a place where small-town charm collides ... Unlike traditional zoos, the Luray Zoo focuses on rescued exotic animals, giving homes to creatures that have been ...

"These creatures are not native to Virginia and personal ownership without proper licensing is illegal throughout the Commonwealth," the sheriff's office said. The Luray Zoo A Rescue Zoo website says ...

Introducing…. Poppy! The Metro Richmond Zoo in Richmond, Va., announced the baby pygmy hippopotamus’ name on the Today show after a heated worldwide online poll. Co-host Savannah Guthrie first ...

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 ...

The newborn hippo arrived on Dec 9. after a 7-month gestation. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release ...

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 ...

Luray Zoo (a home for rescued animals), the Shenandoah Spirits Trail and the Luray Hawksbill Greenway, a paved Virginia Bird and Wildlife Trail. Rates start at $199. The Mimslyn Inn, 401 W.