The Metro Richmond Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a female Snow leopard named Alakhai. She was born to parents Elsa and Nitro on August 5, 2022, after a 3 month gestation period. Alakhai was born inside a private den where she spent the first few months of...
In August 2021, Joel Sartore of the National Geographic Photo Ark visited the Metro Richmond Zoo to photograph two species missing in the Photo Ark: the African clawless otter and the Canebrake rattlesnake. A year later, we have received the official portraits, and we...
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the Metro Richmond Zoo performed a root canal on Kip, a twenty year old, 165 pound, male chimpanzee. Earlier, zookeepers noticed Kip had swelling on the right side of his face. The zoo’s vet team examined Kip’s mouth, discovered his...
The Metro Richmond Zoo is the recipient of the 2021 ZAA Long Term Commitment and Significant Propagation of a Single Species Award for our work in African penguin conservation. At the ceremony, a representative from the Zoological Association of America (ZAA) stated,...
The Metro Richmond Zoo is proud to announce the births of three cheetah litters. On April 10, 2021, Rey gave birth to four cubs (one male and three females) sired by Kalu. This is Rey’s second litter. On April 26, 2021, Vaila gave birth to four cubs (one male and...
The Metro Richmond Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of a male orangutan named Taavi born to first-time parents, Farley and Zoe. After being neglected by his mother, Taavi is being hand-raised by animal care specialists. After an eight and a half month gestation...
