NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo was closed Monday, January 30 to allow their staff to grieve the loss of their adult male Masai giraffe, Billy. Billy was 21-and-a-half years old, one of the oldest ...

Billy was 21. Standing at over 18 feet, he was the largest giraffe in the herd at the zoo. The zoo announced Billy’s death on its Facebook page Sunday and said it would be closed Monday to give staff ...

The public can get a peek at the largest baby giraffe ever born at Niabi Zoo starting today. Weighing in at 152 pounds and brushing just over 6 feet tall, the male giraffe was born at 3 a.m. June 1.