Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...
are much smaller than a standard hippo. Adults can reach up to 600 pounds, but the zoo’s baby weighed in at 15 pounds when she was five days old—about the size of a large house cat.
Much like cats, crocodiles, and lions, the hippopotamus was a revered animal in ancient Egyptian culture, as it represents ...
Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo has been named. Drumroll, please. After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named ...
Viral Video: In a twist far removed from the usual escapades of cats, Huskies, or Golden Retrievers, a hippo at a zoo made a surprising bid for freedom. This unexpected scene was captured on video ...
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden announced Friday that Fiona the Hippo is wanting to be the ... a resident shelter cat, was named the 2023 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts Winner.