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MILL MOUNTAIN ZOO


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2025 Zoo Boo takes place at Mill Mountain park

Read full article: 2025 Zoo Boo takes place at Mill Mountain park

Halloween season is in full swing, including for some of Roanokeโ€™s most unique creatures!

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Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes two lemurs as part of new exhibit

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes two lemurs as part of new exhibit

The Mill Mountain Zoo announced the grand opening of its newest exhibit, marking the return of primates to the zoo. The zoo will house a breeding pair of critically endangered red ruffed lemurs.

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Mill Mountain Zoo conductor brings magic to Zoo Choo train rides

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo conductor brings magic to Zoo Choo train rides

The Mill Mountain Zoo has plenty of fans, but lately, itโ€™s not just the animals stealing the spotlight.

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Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes Judy the otter to the family

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes Judy the otter to the family

Thereโ€™s a new face making a splash at Mill Mountain Zoo!

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Mill Mountain Zoo camp teaches kids about zookeeping during National Zookeeper Week

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo camp teaches kids about zookeeping during National Zookeeper Week

At Mill Mountain Zoo, some children are stepping into the boots of real animal caretakers during National Zookeeper Week.

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Join Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s sloth naming contest

Read full article: Join Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s sloth naming contest

As the zoo remembers Bali, it is also excited to announce the arrival of a new member to the Mill Mountain Zoo family: a sweet, slow-moving sloth! To celebrate this new addition, the zoo is launching a Sloth Naming Contest, inviting the community to participate.

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Mill Mountain Zoo mourning the loss of beloved snow leopard Bali

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo mourning the loss of beloved snow leopard Bali

The Mill Mountain Zoo is mourning the loss of its beloved Snow Leopard Bali Wednesday.

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New Skyline Stage at Mill Mountain Zoo promotes inclusivity

Read full article: New Skyline Stage at Mill Mountain Zoo promotes inclusivity

A fresh addition is bringing new lifeโ€”and greater accessโ€”to one of Roanokeโ€™s most iconic spots. Mill Mountain Zoo recently unveiled the Skyline Stage, a long-anticipated project designed to make the zoo more welcoming for everyone.

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Grand opening, ribbon-cutting ceremony underway for Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s new Skyline Stage

Read full article: Grand opening, ribbon-cutting ceremony underway for Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s new Skyline Stage

The Mill Mountain Zoo has announced the Skyline Stage, an accessible space designed for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the Zoo.

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Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes two news foxes to its animal family

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes two news foxes to its animal family

Mill Mountain Zoo is adding two new furry friends to its animal family.

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Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes two new foxes to its animal family

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes two new foxes to its animal family

Mill Mountain Zoo is adding two new furry friends to its animal family.

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Mill Mountain Zoo calls for help after storm takes down trees and forces temporary closure

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo calls for help after storm takes down trees and forces temporary closure

This monthโ€™s brutal winter storms hit the Roanoke area hard, leaving nonprofits like the Mill Mountain Zoo to contend with severe damage. As the zoo works to repair the destruction, it is calling on the community for support.

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Mill Mountain Zoo seeking donations after storm damage

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo seeking donations after storm damage

Mill Mountain Zoo needs your help as it continues to recover from severe winter storm damage.

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Mill Mountain Zoo says hello to a new bald eagle

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo says hello to a new bald eagle

The eagle has landed at Mill Mountain Zoo. Meet Tommy! He was found injured on the side of a road in North Carolina.

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Mill Mountain Zoo holds spook-tacular Zoo Boo

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo holds spook-tacular Zoo Boo

Halloween might not be for a few more days but that didnโ€™t stop families from dressing up and enjoying some sweet treats.

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WATCH: Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes baby wallaby

Read full article: WATCH: Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes baby wallaby

Mill Mountain Zoo has gotten just a bit cuddlier with a new Baby Wallaby.

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Mill Mountain Zoo hosts Heart Rescue for International Cat Day

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo hosts Heart Rescue for International Cat Day

International Cat Day might have been on Thursday but that didnโ€™t stop the Mill Mountain Zoo from continuing the celebration.

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Happy birthday, Mill Mountain Zoo!

Read full article: Happy birthday, Mill Mountain Zoo!

Mill Mountain Zoo celebrated its 72nd birthday with a festive Zoobilee, drawing hundreds of families to enjoy various activities while supporting conservation efforts.

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Meet Lady: The first sloth to make Mill Mountain Zoo home

Read full article: Meet Lady: The first sloth to make Mill Mountain Zoo home

The newest resident of the Mill Mountain Zoo is showing us how to take life slow and steady.

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Mill Mountain Zoo to host โ€˜Zoo Booโ€™ event

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo to host โ€˜Zoo Booโ€™ event

On Oct. 28, the Mill Mountain Zoo will host their ZooBoo event.

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Video Vault: Mill Mountain Zoo

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Flashback to the early days of the Star Cityโ€™s Mill Mountain Zoo with us.

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All Aboard!! The Zoo Choo at Mill Mountain Zoo is back

Read full article: All Aboard!! The Zoo Choo at Mill Mountain Zoo is back

All aboard the Zoo Choo! The historic train is back at the Mill Mountain Zoo after almost a two-year hiatus due to renovations.

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WATCH: AI helps create new Beatles song - The Morning Sprint

Read full article: WATCH: AI helps create new Beatles song - The Morning Sprint

Check out the Morning Sprint for trending stories thatโ€™ll make you smile.

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Mill Mountain Zoo adds Carilionโ€™s Curiosity Corner

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo adds Carilionโ€™s Curiosity Corner

A new addition at Mill Mountain Zoo is open for kids to enjoy.

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Loweโ€™s employees volunteer to spruce up Mill Mountain Zoo

Read full article: Loweโ€™s employees volunteer to spruce up Mill Mountain Zoo

Dozens of Loweโ€™s employees helped give the zoo a facelift.

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Mill Mountain Zoo saddened after the passing of two animals

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo saddened after the passing of two animals

On Tuesday, the Mill Mountain Zoo released a statement regarding the passing of two zoo animals, red wolf Argo and bald eagle Eleanor.

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Mill Mountain Zoo celebrates 70th birthday with a community Zoobilee

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo celebrates 70th birthday with a community Zoobilee

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 9, the zoo will be throwing a giant birthday party to celebrate.

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Mill Mountain Zoo is getting ready for its busy season with upgrades, new features

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo is getting ready for its busy season with upgrades, new features

Mill Mountain Zoo is getting ready for their busy season with upgrades and new features.

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Clean Valley Council celebrates Earth Day in Roanoke

Read full article: Clean Valley Council celebrates Earth Day in Roanoke

Roanokeโ€™s Clean Valley Council is pushing to keep the planet clean and green and they want people to take Earth Day seriously.

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Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s โ€˜Old Millโ€™ gets a second life

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s โ€˜Old Millโ€™ gets a second life

After being out of service for over a decade, Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s โ€˜Old Millโ€™ is back in action.

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WSLS 10 Dining for Charities donates $750 to Feeding Southwest Virginia

Read full article: WSLS 10 Dining for Charities donates $750 to Feeding Southwest Virginia

WSLS 10 News made a $750 donation to Feeding Southwest Virginia, thanks to community partners through its Dining for Charities program.

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Mill Mountain Zoo unveils new sculpture made from litter, plastic

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo unveils new sculpture made from litter, plastic

A new art sculpture was unveiled at Mill Mountain Zoo on Wednesday, made from litter and plastic cleaned up from the Roanoke River.

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Meet Frank, the โ€˜Brad Pitt of red pandas,โ€™ who now lives at Mill Mountain Zoo

Read full article: Meet Frank, the โ€˜Brad Pitt of red pandas,โ€™ who now lives at Mill Mountain Zoo

Youโ€™ll find a new animal on your next visit to Mill Mountain Zoo following the well-deserved retirement of a fan favorite.

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Mill Mountain Zoo celebrates 70th birthday with fundraising campaign aiming to restore the Zoo Choo

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo celebrates 70th birthday with fundraising campaign aiming to restore the Zoo Choo

The Mill Mountain Zoo turns 70 this year and what better way to celebrate than with a makeover?

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Wild Wednesday: Myotonic Goats

Read full article: Wild Wednesday: Myotonic Goats

Theyโ€™re new to Mill Mountain Zoo, but historically significant to our country.

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Meet this 13-year-old rosy boa, Professor Snake

Read full article: Meet this 13-year-old rosy boa, Professor Snake

The Mill Mountain Zoo brings a rosy boa to our studio!

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Meet the new animals at the Mill Mountain Zoo

Read full article: Meet the new animals at the Mill Mountain Zoo

The Mill Mountain Zoo is adding to its animal collection.

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Rosieโ€™s donates over $35,000 to local non-profits

Read full article: Rosieโ€™s donates over $35,000 to local non-profits

As part of their expansion, Rosieโ€™s Gaming Emporium in Vinton is donating to local non-profits.

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Give some love to your cold blooded friends

Read full article: Give some love to your cold blooded friends

Mill Mountain Zoo brought a few of their favorite scaly friends to show us how sweet these reptiles are in honor of National Reptile Awareness Day.

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Lions and Tigers and Pallas Cats - Oh My!

Read full article: Lions and Tigers and Pallas Cats - Oh My!

We take you to Mill Mountain Zoo where we meet a few wild cats you would not want as a pet.

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Check out Ziggy, a friendly slithery snake

Read full article: Check out Ziggy, a friendly slithery snake

Not many people like snakes, but this little guy could be an exception!

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Wild Wednesday: Meet Tippy Toes the tortoise

Read full article: Wild Wednesday: Meet Tippy Toes the tortoise

Mill Mountain Zoo introduces us to Tippy Toes! Heโ€™s a tortoise thatโ€™s native to Africa. He may look big now, but he still has a lot of growing left to do.

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Check out these Southeast Asian birds with a unique chirp

Read full article: Check out these Southeast Asian birds with a unique chirp

We take you to Mill Mountain Zoo to meet Laughing Thrushes, birds from Southeast Asia.

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You woulnโ€™t have a โ€˜ballโ€™ if you met this reptile friend in the wild

Read full article: You woulnโ€™t have a โ€˜ballโ€™ if you met this reptile friend in the wild

Weโ€™re taking you to Mill Mountain Zoo to meet a ball python.

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Meet American Guinea Hogs Homer and Helen

Read full article: Meet American Guinea Hogs Homer and Helen

Mill Mountainโ€™s Zoo Keeper Erika Joseck introduces us to two American Guinea Hogs.

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Mill Mountain Zoo to take part in โ€˜Plastic Film Recycling Challengeโ€™

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo to take part in โ€˜Plastic Film Recycling Challengeโ€™

Mill Mountain Zoo and Wildlife Conservancy are taking on a new challenge to benefit the environment.

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More than 100 students volunteer to โ€œclean and spruce upโ€ Mill Mountain Zoo

Read full article: More than 100 students volunteer to โ€œclean and spruce upโ€ Mill Mountain Zoo

Faith Christian School students spent their Friday gettinโ€™ down and dirty at Mill Mountain Zoo. More than 100 students volunteered to help zoo staff paint, clean, landscape, repair and organize.

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Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes new black bear

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes new black bear

Mill Mountain Zoo has a new face, Hyde the black bear. The zoo made the big reveal today.

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Just how much do you know about opossums? Let Gus and Jack teach you!

Read full article: Just how much do you know about opossums? Let Gus and Jack teach you!

Weโ€™re heading over to Mill Mountain Zoo, where weโ€™re meeting two cute opossums who go by Gus and Jack.

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Mill Mountain Zoo, Pulaski County Sheriffโ€™s Office fool residents in April Foolsโ€™ Day joke

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo, Pulaski County Sheriffโ€™s Office fool residents in April Foolsโ€™ Day joke

Itโ€™s a discovery like no other. Mill Mountain Zoo and Play Roanoke finding remains of an indescribable animal Thursday.

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Whatโ€™s News Today: Easter egg hunts, capacity increases

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Mill Mountain Zoo will increase guest capacity today. AdApril is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The pinwheel is the national symbol for child abuse prevention. CHIP of Roanoke Valley will hold an Easter Drive Thru today. AdThe City of Salemโ€™s annual Easter Egg Hunt will return to the Moyer Sports Complex tonight.

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Mill Mountain Zoo more than doubling its capacity on April 1

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo more than doubling its capacity on April 1

ROANOKE, Va. โ€“ After recently loosened COVID-19 restrictions, more animal lovers will now be able to take a trip to the Mill Mountain Zoo. Starting April 1, the Mill Mountain Zoo will now allow 120 guests per hour, rather than 50. โ€œWeโ€™ve been regularly hitting our COVID-19 level capacity. Increasing our capacity per hour will allow more guests to spend time outdoors while learning about wildlife conservation and our animals.โ€AdThe Zoo is now open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Masks are still encouraged on Zoo grounds and required within the gift shop.

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Meet Axle, Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s awesome box turtle

Read full article: Meet Axle, Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s awesome box turtle

Bambi Godkin, Mill Mountain Zooโ€™s education manager, introduces us to Axle, a box turtle that lives at the zoo. Click here to check out who we met last week on Wild Wednesday.

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Mill Mountain Zoo, city library come together for Red Panda Day

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo, city library come together for Red Panda Day

ROANOKE, Va. โ€“ Kids can leave the Mill Mountain Zoo with a brand new book this Saturday for a family fun event. Saturday is International Red Panda Day and with help from Roanoke City Public Libraries, the zooโ€™s celebration will also include childrenโ€™s literacy. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mill Mountain Zoo is introducing kids to their red panda, Nova, as well as educating them about other endangered animals. Bambi Godkin, the education manager of Mill Mountain Zoo told 10 News this event is intended to be a fun learning experience. The books feature animals they can find at Mill Mountain Zoo.

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Mill Mountain Zoo Halloween tradition continues

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ROANOKE, Va. - Zoo Boo took place Saturday at Mill Mountain Zoo. The zoo opened its gates to parents and children to collect candy and enjoy activities. Zoo members were able to get in for free. However, others had to pay regular admission price to the Zoo. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

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Mill Mountain Zoo shows off chinchilla in Daytime studio

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo shows off chinchilla in Daytime studio

It's Wild Wednesday on Daytime and Bambi Godkin, education manager at Mill Mountain Zoo, joins us in studio to talk about chinchillas. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

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Wild Wednesday: Mill Mountain Zoo

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ROANOKE - There is plenty to see at Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke. Learn what birds you can find on your next trip to the zoo grounds! Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

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Wild Wednesday: Meet "Big Momma", Mill Mountain Zoo's Bearded Dragon

Read full article: Wild Wednesday: Meet "Big Momma", Mill Mountain Zoo's Bearded Dragon

ROANOKE, Va. - Bambi Godkin is back from Mill Mountain Zoo with "Big Momma" -- the resident Bearded Dragon. Learn more about these majestic creatures and find out if they make good pets! Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

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