"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 shared Metro Richmond Zoo Two pygmy hippos in Virginia ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo, the only place in Virginia to see hippos, said that pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species with less than 2,500 mature hippos remaining in the wild. "This ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf on December 9 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, Virginia. It is the third baby hippo born in the last 5 years on the zoo premises. The hippopotamus named ...

The newborn hippo arrived on Dec 9. after a 7-month gestation. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on ...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Zoo has received a real treat for Halloween -- the birth of its first hippopotamus in 26 years. It was a bit of trick, too, because the mother was on birth control. The ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- A mother pygmy hippo gave birth to a 12-pound baby Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo, making it the first surviving hippo birth in more than 10 years. The youngster was born ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH) — The Cincinnati Zoo has posted a new video of a hippopotamus calf born Wednesday to Bibi, mother of famed hippo Fiona. The clip, uploaded to Twitter and captioned, “Looks like ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby hippopotamus just in time for Christmas. The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus at ...

(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9. after a ...