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Cincinnati Zoo's Bibi the hippo gives birth to a baby The zoo has not released the gender or name of Bibi's second child. By Phillip Nieto Fox News. Published August 4, 2022 11:16am EDT.
The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.
The hippo, born after a seven-month gestation, weighed 15 pounds at her neonatal exam administered five days after birth. Fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds, according to zoo ...
Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. ... Poppy's birth was unique: It was Iris' first time giving birth in water, according to a news release.
Most common hippos give birth in water, but pygmy hippos also can give birth on land. Earlier this month, Poppy received her name from a poll of four options that generated more than 116,000 votes ...
Common hippos usually give birth underwater, while pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water. The baby hippo arrived around 4:50 p.m., while Iris was laboring in the indoor pool, ...
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Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. ... Though most common hippos give birth in water, pygmy hippos also can give birth on land.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo. The yet-to-be named hippo was born December 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin.
Common hippos typically give birth underwater, but their smaller relatives the pygmy hippo are born on land or in water. Poppy arrived on December 9 at 4:50 p.m., with several zookeepers and even ...
Cincinnati Zoo’s Bibi the hippo gives birth to a baby By . Phillip Nieto, Fox News. Published Aug. 4, 2022, 1:50 p.m. ET. Amber Heard sells secluded Yucca Valley, California home ...