‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Needs A Name, Zoo Says
Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll.
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A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the ‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in December
The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice between Poppy and Hammie Mae ...
Meet ‘New Deng’: Virginia Zoo’s Latest Addition Is a Baby Pygmy Hippo
Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...
The year girl power got a joyous update
From pop culture and sport to royalty and the natural world, there were plenty of diamonds dazzling in the dust in 2024.
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Moo Deng: The celebrated hippo’s real home has disappeared – will the world restore it?
Pygmy hippos (Choeropsis liberiensis) are endangered and estimated to number fewer than 2,500. Their decline has been drastic ...
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Legal Groups Demand Action To Stop Impending Hippo Extinction
Despite being listed on CITES Appendix II, their conservation status continues to decline. Pygmy Hippo Choeropsis liberiensis. Arpingstone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Conservation groups ...