For $175 the Metro Richmond Zoo will let you wade into its pygmy hippo enclosure for an up close and personal hippo experience. Why it matters: The money gets you the chance at 30 minutes with Pop ...

This weekend, you can have a one-on-one visit with the new pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo, check out thought-provoking sculptures at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, or taste delicious vegan ...

Jan. 31, the Metro Richmond Zoo announced that it has welcomed a baby giraffe named Clover, which was born on Nov. 21, 2024.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Two cranes cared for by the Metro Richmond Zoo are dead after they became sick with bird flu. Bird flu, otherwise known as avian influenza, is a disease that ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced "The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" on Tuesday, which gives visitors a chance for up-close and personal encounters with the viral baby ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A deceased crane at the Metro Richmond Zoo tested positive for H5 bird flu on Thursday, while a second crane presumptively tested positive for bird flu, according to a ...

Two cases of H5 bird flu have been reported at the Metro Richmond Zoo, marking the first positive test in the zoo’s 30-year history. (Metro Richmond Zoo) RICHMOND, Va. – Two cranes died of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced on Monday that two of their cranes, recently deceased, had tested positive for the H5 bird flu. The zoo said a deceased crane had tested positive ...