Richmond got a hippopotamus for Christmas — and you can now go visit her. The big picture: The unnamed baby pygmy hippo was ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo said 52,794 people cast their votes to name their new baby Pygmy hippo. But none of the four options — ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has had pygmy hippos since 2018, but it was Thailand’s Moo Deng that made the miniature, moist mammals ...

Whether they voted to name her Hammie Mae or Poppy, most visitors CBS 6 spoke with at the Metro Richmond Zoo agreed the new baby pygmy hippo born just a few weeks ago is adorable.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is asking for the public's help to choose a name for its newborn pygmy hippo.

The poll that will decide the name of the new pygmy hippopotamus at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been narrowed down to two choices.

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced on Christmas Eve that a baby pygmy hippo was born at the Chesterfield zoo on Dec. 9.

According to the zoo, the pygmy hippo is an endangered species native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa. Less than ...

Earlier this month the zoo welcomed a new member to the family. You can help name the newest addition to the Metro Richmond ...

Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll.

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

The baby hippo, a girl who has not yet been named, was born to parents Iris and Corwin at Metro Richmond Zoo on Dec. 9. She's ...