Virginia zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo - The 15-pound newborn was delivered on ...

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

A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said ...

RICHMOND, Virginia: A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a ... She is also the second hippo calf born this December at the ...

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

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The new year has been welcomed in by millions, with fireworks lighting up the skies above New Zealand, Australia, Dubai and ...