A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.

A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia ... I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. After gestating for 7 months ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo, the only place in Virginia to see hippos, said that pygmy hippos are an endangered ... "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to ...

A Virginia zoo is celebrating the arrival of an adorable newborn pygmy hippo who made her debut ... "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received ...

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 ...

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