Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...

Over 100,000 votes poured in to name a baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The winner is a sweet tie-in with the mother hippo's name.

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, the youngster made her public debu ...

the Tay Tay of the Choeropsis liberiensis world. In September, the world fell in love with Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo, a girl whose social media fame drew attention to the plight and past of her species.

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 ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

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 ...

Moo Deng has captured hearts, taken over social media, and established herself as the sassy, adorable, and irreplaceable queen of 2024.

There was extra festive treat for workers at Metro Richmond Zoo this Christmas - Virginia’s largest zoological park welcomed a new arrival on 9th December. A baby pygmy hippopotamus was born at ...