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Roaring lions, majestic eagles and slithering snakes await at the Virginia Zoo. But sometimes it’s hard to tell who is watching whom. They’ll have their eyes on you, too.
About 350 animals call the 53-acre zoo home. The Africa exhibit is the zoo’s showcase, and it features elephants, giraffes, white rhinos, zebras, ostriches, red river hogs, meerkats and gazelle. There’s even a male lion named Mramba that shows off by parading around with a huge tire around his neck. The elephants play around with a couple of big barrels and that loud crunching sound may be them munching on tasty stocks of bamboo.
You won’t want to miss the Siberian tigers. Sisters Shere Kahn and Shaka Khan weigh approximately 300 pounds each. Over at the Waterfowl Pond, you’ll find resident swans and turtles. Many of the Canada geese and ducks just drop in from the nearby Lafayette River. The Nocturnal Habitats building is where snakes, reptiles and monkeys hang out. You’ll also find a sloth, an ocelot and prickly porcupines. To be expected, the Barnyard exhibit features chickens, goats, cows and a pig named Francis. Other animals include baboons, antelope, llamas, emu and the bison, who have an area to roam. A must-see is the prairie dog town, home to about a dozen of the cute little guys. Visitors may climb under the exhibit and view them up close through a pop-up dome.
Virginia Zoo
3500 Granby St.
Norfolk VA 23504
757-441-2374
http://www.virginiazoo.org
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