The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to ...

Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll.

This has been the year of baby pygmy hippos thanks to social media. Now, we thought the babies were done arriving for the ...

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 ...

Earlier this month, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, welcomed a baby female pygmy hippo calf whose name will be decided by the public. The newborn, currently weighing in at 15 pounds, is ...

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 ...

Earlier this month the zoo welcomed a new member to the family. You can help name the newest addition to the Metro Richmond ...

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Moo Deng, whose name means "bouncy pig" in Thai, was born on July 20, 2024, and quickly became popular on the internet due to her playful and charmingly clumsy antics, including gumming her handler ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced last week that one of their pygmy hippos gave birth to a healthy ... hay-bedded enclosure off-habitat, giving them "privacy while they bond. Within time, they ...