The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

John Ball Zoo is expecting a new addition. Penelope, one of the zoo’s pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a ...

He sits down, lies down, and even rolls over to present his feet to the keepers. Importance of Consistency Screenshot from CPygmy Hippo Receives Relaxing ‘Hippopotomassage’ at Aussie Zoo‬. Source: ...

Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...

Poppy Pygmy Hippo and her mom Iris handfed by four lucky ducks at Metro Richmond Zoo 'Watching Iris open her giant mouth was a little intimidating, but she was very gentle.

The other possible name for the hippopotamus had been narrowed down to Hammie Mae, chosen as a nod to the South and Virginia ham. In total, 116,000 votes were cast from 165 countries in the ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has had pygmy hippos since 2018, but it was Thailand’s Moo Deng that made the miniature, moist mammals household names. As I walk into the baby’s pen, she follows her ...

Poll deciding name for new pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo narrowed to 2 choices By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Posted 2:38 PM, Dec 31, 2024 and last updated 2:49 PM, Dec 31, 2024 ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said.

A baby pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro-Richmond Zoo in early December. Move over, Moo Deng. A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo is asking for the public’s help to name its new baby pygmy hippo that the zoo welcomed just before the holidays.