The Virginia Zoo was closed January 30 to allow their staff to grieve the loss of their adult male Masai giraffe, Billy. He was 21.5 years old, one of the oldest Masai giraffes in human care.
The Virginia Zoo will be closed Jan. 30th to allow their staff to grieve the loss of their adult male Masai giraffe, Billy. He was 21.5 years old, one of the oldest Masai giraffes in human care.
On September 9, the Virginia Zoo Keepers welcomed a newborn Masai female giraffe calf. The keepers have named the baby Tisa, which means nine in Swahili
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NORFOLK, Va. Two tigers at a zoo in Virginia have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the Malayan tigers live at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk.
The zoo said it does not know how the big cats named Stubbley and Osceola were infected, but zookeepers are working with health officials and other experts to find out. The Animal Care Team first observed mild respiratory symptoms including a dry cough and wheezing in the tigers last week which were consistent with previous cases of COVID-19 in big cats diagnosed with the virus at other zoological institutions, officials posted on Facebook Wednesday. Because of this, both the tigers were tested out of an abundance of caution.