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The Virginia Zoological Park, commonly known as the Virginia Zoo, is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located adjacent to Lafayette Park in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The zoo opened in 1900, and was accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 1987.
The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, formerly known as the Virginia Marine Science Museum, is an aquarium and marine science museum located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just south of Rudee Inlet. The exhibits at the museum are contained in over 800,000 US gallons (3,028,000 L) of fresh and saltwater displays.
Virginia's most popular state park, it's visited by over a million people each year. Its main entrance is located on Shore Drive across from the beach camping entrance. First Landing State Park charges a fee for its camping facilities and for the overnight use of its cabins.
A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...
Virginia Zoo took to social media to celebrate the birth of a "critically endangered" Bornean Orangutan and share its first photos. The zoo took to social media to share the incredible news and ...
A Virginia zoo is celebrating the arrival of an adorable newborn pygmy hippo who made her debut just before Christmas.. The baby hippo, a girl who has not yet been named, was born to parents Iris ...
This is a list of existing public aquariums [1] in the United States, some of which are unaccredited.For zoos, see List of zoos in the United States.. Aquariums are facilities where animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.
Comprising the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk, VA–NC, metropolitan area and an extended combined statistical area that includes the Elizabeth City, North Carolina, micropolitan statistical area and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, micropolitan statistical area, Hampton Roads is known for its large military presence, ice-free harbor ...