Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than ...

Last year over the summer, a baby pygmy hippo born in Thailand named Moo Deng gained international interest when photos of the playful hippopotamus went viral. Moo Deng, which means "bouncy pork," a ...

The baby hippo was born to parents Iris and Corwin at Metro Richmond Zoo on Dec. 9 (Credit: Metro Richmond Zoo via TMX) ...

The mother Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said. The newborn, ...

"Most people don’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the Metro Richmond Zoo said. Iris delivered this calf in water, her first water ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo said 52,794 people cast their votes to name their new baby Pygmy hippo. But none of the four options — ...

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

Metro Richmond Zoo The newborn pygmy hippo with her mother, Iris "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the zoo's ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley ... according to the zoo. “Most people don’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel ...

Whether they voted to name her Hammie Mae or Poppy, most visitors CBS 6 spoke with at the Metro Richmond Zoo agreed the new baby pygmy hippo born just a few weeks ago is adorable.

the Metro Richmond Zoo in ... the holidays. "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the zoo's announcement read.