The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has announced the rare and exciting arrival of a baby pygmy hippo on December 9. The calf was born to parents Iris and Corwin after a seven-month ...

Metro Richmond Zoo has announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo, who arrived on 9 December after a seven-month gestation. It is the third calf of Iris and Corwin, the young hippo’s mother and ...

Adorable three-month-old pygmy hippo, Petunia, and her mum, Iris, are making a big splash at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. Conservationists say fewer than 2,500 mature pygmy hippos are left in ...

De la Torre told me that in her years of studying pygmy marmosets, she has never seen one display aggression toward another member of the group. “They are very clever, and they are cute in the ...

The zoo recorded a healthy weight of 15 pounds, just two and a half per cent of a full-grown pygmy hippo’s 600-pound body weight. The birth is important for the conservation of the species.

Getty Images/iStockphoto A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a Virginia Zoo “just in time for the holidays.” Staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo ...