Endangered pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo - ABC News
3 days ago · The pygmy hippo parents, Iris and Corwin, gave birth to a third little girl in the past 4.5 years. The Metro Richmond Zoo announced that a baby pygmy hippo was born on Dec. 9, 2024, in Richmond, Va.
A hippopotamus for Christmas: Baby pygmy hippo born at ... - CBS News
3 days ago · The new pygmy hippo was weighed when she was 5 days old and came in at a healthy 15 pounds, the zoo said. She could grow to weigh up to 600 pounds. The newborn was weighed several days after birth ...
Virginia Zoo Gets Hippopotamus for Christmas! Pygmy Hippo …
4 days ago · The pygmy hippo, native to wet areas in West Africa, was declared an endangered species in 1993, when an estimated 2,000-2,500 individuals made up the species' population, according to Pygmy Hippo ...
A Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends | AP News
4 days ago · A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month. She is the third baby hippo born at the zoo within five years. ... accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP ...
A pygmy hippo was born at a Virginia zoo, and you can help …
2 days ago · It looks like production at the viral baby pygmy hippo factory is at an all-time high, with the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Va., announcing the birth of a healthy female hippo to parents Iris ...
Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year …
1 day ago · A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past five years. The mother ...
Meet the baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia: Watch the cuteness …
3 days ago · The baby pygmy was born to Metro Richmond Zoo's hippos Iris and Corwin − the hippos' third calf in four-and-a-half years, according to a news release. This is also the second time Iris and ...
Meet 'New Deng': Virginia Zoo's Latest Addition Is a Baby Pygmy Hippo
3 days ago · But the pygmy hippos’ situation is far graver; An estimated 2,500 pygmy hippos still exist in the wild, compared to over 120,000 common hippos. So as meme-able as this latest calf may become ...
Virginia Zoo's Newborn Pygmy Hippopotamus Seen in Photos, …
3 days ago · 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 ...
Endangered pygmy hippo calf Haggis born at Edinburgh zoo - BBC News
Nov 5, 2024 · The tiny endangered pygmy hippo calf, named Haggis, arrived on 30 October and zookeepers said her personality was "beginning to shine" already. Pygmy hippos, otherwise known as dwarf...