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 ...

Iris and the baby were later moved to a "cozy, hay-bedded enclosure exhibit ... At 5 days old, the newborn had a neonatal exam and she weighed 15 pounds. Fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh ...

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.

They will re-enter the exhibit soon. The hype around the new pygmy follows a summer full of love for Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo born at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand in July. Videos and photos ...

The Richmond zoo welcomed a baby pygmy hippo newborn on Dec. 9, just in time to tie the birth to the holiday song. The calf was born in the water. She weighed 15 pounds at five days old.