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Endangered pygmy hippopotamus born at a Virginia zoo and you can help name her
Most people don’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years,” zoo officials said.
A Virginia zoo got a baby pygmy hippopotamus for Christmas — and you can vote on her name
On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.
Virginia Zoo's Newborn Pygmy Hippopotamus Seen in Photos, Video
A female pygmy hippo named Iris gave birth to a healthy female calf on December 9 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, officials said.
Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends
The mother Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said. The newborn, who has yet to be named, is the third calf for Iris and the father, Corwin. She was also the second calf to be born in December, according to the zoo.
A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the 'Adorable' Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in December
The world is getting another Moo Deng. On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being raised behind the scenes,
Zoo in Virginia launches poll to name newborn pygmy hippopotamus calf
A female pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo Dec. 9, the zoo announced Christmas Eve. The public is now invited to vote on her name.
Zoo's baby pygmy hippo stealing hearts of Richmonders as naming poll continues
Zoo's baby pygmy hippo stealing hearts of Richmonders as naming poll continues
Richmond Zoo's baby pygmy hippo needs a name
Richmond got a hippopotamus for Christmas — and you can now go visit her. The big picture: The unnamed baby pygmy hippo was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, and people are so obsessed with her that a poll to name her got 52,
Welcome to the Richmond Zoo’s newest pygmy hippo — and there’s a second round of voting to choose this baby hippo’s name!
This has been the year of baby pygmy hippos thanks to social media. Now, we thought the babies were done arriving for the year, but the Metro Richmond Zoo
Metro Richmond Zoo’s new baby pygmy hippo remains unnamed
The Metro Richmond Zoo has had pygmy hippos since 2018, but it was Thailand’s Moo Deng that made the miniature, moist mammals household names. As I walk into the baby’s pen, she follows her mother Iris and slides into a fresh pool of water.
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A hippopotamus for Christmas: Baby pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo
"Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all ... "The calf is nursing and growing quickly." The new pygmy hippo was weighed when she was 5 days old and came in at a healthy 15 ...
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A Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends
The mother Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said. The newborn, ...
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Virginia zoo welcomes a newborn pygmy hippopotamus before the year ends
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus earlier this month, officials announced.