Carp are beloved in their most elegant form – koi – but unfairly maligned as a “common” in their natural state. However, carp are intelligent as fishes go, and can be very long-lived, reportedly surviving over 50 years in captivity. Carp are rightly categorized as bottom feeders, but their diet is mainly herbivorous.
Heads Up!
The Virginia Living Museum staff will begin setting up for an after hours event around 3PM on the main floor.
This should not interfere with your experience and we will not be closing early.
Heads Up! The Changing Exhibit Gallery, where our Wild Explorations exhibit lives, will close at 3PM today in preparation for an after hours event!
