The public is able to see the new endangered pygmy hippo calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The mother and calf ...

The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice between Poppy and Hammie Mae ...

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

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

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

US zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo - The 15-pound newborn was delivered on December 9 ...

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

Metro Richmond Zoo director Jim Andelin joins 'Fox & Friends' alongside the new baby pygmy hippo and her mom as fans vote to ...

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

A female pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo Dec. 9, the zoo announced Christmas Eve. The public is now invited to vote on her name.

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

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Voting is now underway to choose the name of the Metro Richmond Zoo's baby pygmy hippo, which was ...