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The Virginia Zoo has been awarded a grant for a state-of-the-art composting project by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

NORFOLK — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected the Virginia Zoo to receive funds to launch a state-of-the-art composting project benefiting…

Eighteen months after she disappeared from the Norfolk zoo, Sunny has become Hampton Roads' Bigfoot. 

The female southern white rhinoceros was born Nov. 9, the zoo said, and weighed a healthy 100 pounds.

Born to an “incredible mom,” the baby is now the second southern white rhinoceros born at the zoo, according to the zoo’s Facebook post.

Zina the southern white rhinoceros has given birth to another baby rhino at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk.

A southern white rhinoceros was born at the Virginia Zoo last week. The 100-pound calf, who was delivered early in the morning on Nov. 9, is the second rhino born at the Virginia Zoo.

The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk is announcing its newest baby girl: a newborn white rhino. She was born on Nov. 9.

While most people reach for a cool glass of lemonade on hot days, animals like leopards beat the heat with treats like meat popsicles.

More than 700 animals call the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk home. Some of these species you might see on a farm and others you might envision on a savannah.