A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. The baby girl is the third hippo calf born to Metro Richmond Zoo resident pygmy hippos ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9. after a seven-month ...

Rumors that a gorilla got loose and was running amok forced a zoo in Virginia to put residents minds at ease — by telling them they have nothing to fear because they have no gorillas in ...

A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...

This photo provided by the Metro Richmond Zoo shows a baby pygmy hippo during a vet exam on Dec. 14, 2024, in Moseley, Va. (Metro Richmond Zoo via AP) 31,165 people played the daily Crossword ...

The newborn hippo arrived on Dec 9. after a 7-month gestation. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release ...