RICHMOND, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo wants your help choosing a name for their pygmy hippopotamus calf. The name choices the Zoo narrowed it down to are: Petunia, Dumplin’, Penelope, Holly ...

RICHMOND, Va. (7News) — Hip Hip, hooray! The Metro Richmond Zoo's new resident, a pygmy hippo calf, finally has a name. The zoo Saturday announced the results of its poll, where it asked the ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo just in time for the holidays. The zoo said the hippo is a happy and healthy baby girl that ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo just in time for the holidays. The zoo said the hippo is a happy and healthy baby girl and ...

The zoo welcomed a female baby pygmy hippo on Dec. 6 to parents Iris and Corwin after a seven-month gestational period. She weighed a healthy 16 pounds and, in just one week, grew to 24.2 pounds.

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the birth of a 16-pound baby pygmy hippo, a rare endangered species. The yet-to-be-named calf is nursing and growing quickly.

The Metro Richmond Zoo’s pygmy hippo exhibit opened to the public in 2018. Pygmy hippos are a rare species native to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.

The Metro Richmond Zoo is holding a poll to decide her name with 4 options to choose from: Poppy, Juniper, Hammie Mae or Omi. Officials say already over 14,000 votes have been cast. Close Ad ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Chesterfield County, Va. needs your help naming its adorable new pygmy hippopotamus. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:11:42 GMT (1743491502194) Story Infinite Scroll ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the newest addition to their animal family, a baby pygmy hippo, just in time for the holidays. The newborn pygmy hippo was born on Dec. 9 after a 7 ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched a new experience that allows visitors to meet Poppy, the baby endangered pygmy hippo, up close and personal.. Starting Jan ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced Friday that a baby pygmy hippopotamus was born at the zoo in western Chesterfield County on Dec. 6 — just in time for the holidays.