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. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo recently welcomed three baby capybaras to its exhibit. In a May 21 Facebook post, the Metro Richmond Zoo announced the birth of three capybaras ...

Metro Richmond Zoo's pygmy hippo calf Poppy is a worldwide sensation. The zoo is offering a popular "Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" for guests to meet Poppy and her mother Iris. Tickets for the ...

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 ...

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 bird flu at ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- The Metro Richmond Zoo is making progress in its effort to rebuild after a fire destroyed multiple buildings last month. Construction crews are laying the cinder block ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — It’s a girl! The Metro Richmond Zoo is welcoming its new baby pygmy hippo just before the holidays. The baby hippo was born on Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin, ...

MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. She and her mom Iris have been living in a climate-controlled indoor habitat during the ...

The world's oldest African penguin has died at the Richmond Metro Zoo, the zoo announced Thursday. "The Metro Richmond Zoo is saddened to report the passing of ET, an African penguin. She died ...