CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- A meerkat housed in the animal hospital at the Metro Richmond Zoo died when that and several other "behind-the-scenes work areas of the zoo," caught fire Sunday night, ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Metro Richmond Zoo Director Jim Andelin and his team are taking inventory Monday of what they have and what they lost in a Sunday night fire at the zoo. “All of our ...

The world's oldest African penguin is celebrating her 43rd birthday. "ET," the oldest known African penguin to ever have lived, has resided at Virginia's Metro Richmond Zoo since 1995. According to ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Metro Richmond Zoo reopened its zookeeper service building after a large fire in the summer left it completely destroyed. On Thursday, Dec. 14, Metro Richmond Zoo ...

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 hippo ...

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.

The Metro Richmond Zoo is leaning into the popular holiday tune “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” to announce the birth of a female calf two weeks ago. In the tune, child star and singer Gayla ...

What better way to bring in the new year than to recap the best moments of Richmond's favorite animal celebrities?

One meerkat has died and other zoo animals are being closely monitored following a fire at the Metro Richmond Zoo Sunday night. The zoo in Moseley, Virginia posted on social media confirming a large ...

According to the Metro Richmond Zoo's website, an African penguin's average lifespan is roughly 15-20 years, "but they can live much longer in zoological parks" The world's oldest African penguin is ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Metro Richmond Zoo Director Jim Andelin and his team are taking inventory Monday of what they have and what they lost in a Sunday night fire at the zoo. “All of our ...