Pygmy Hippo Born Before Christmas - Metro Richmond Zoo
Dec 24, 2024 · The zoo is excited to announce a heartwarming addition to our animal family just in time for the holidays: a baby pygmy hippo. The newborn arrived on December 9, 2024, after a 7-month gestation. ... The Metro Richmond Zoo is the only place in Virginia where people can see hippos. 12/27 UPDATE: Help us name our pygmy hippo calf!
Pygmy Hippo Baby Splashes Onto Habitat - Metro Richmond Zoo
5 days ago · Like a human baby, our little hippo spends her days nursing, sleeping, and pooping, but with one glaring difference – she loves to swim! Pygmy hippos love the water! They rely on it to keep their skin moist and cool. Pygmy hippos have webbed feet to aid their semi-aquatic lifestyle. Adult hippos can hold their breath underwater for 10 – 15 ...
Votes are in: Meet Poppy, the newly named pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo
9 hours ago · — The votes have been tabulated, and the baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been named. “Poppy” was the winner in voting from more than 116,000 ballots, the zoo said in a news ...
Baby pygmy hippo born at Richmond Zoo now has a name
1 day ago · The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the name of its very own baby pygmy hippopotamus on Monday: Poppy. The name was selected after a poll generated more than 116,000 votes across 165 ...
People can now visit Metro Richmond Zoo’s very own baby pygmy hippo
Jan 1, 2025 · Baby Pygmy Hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo (Metro Richmond Zoo) Pygmy hippos are an endangered species from West Africa. Only about 2,000 to 3,000 are left in the wild.
New baby pygmy hippo on view at Metro Richmond Zoo
3 days ago · The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to officials. The newborn, who has yet to be named, can be seen at Hippo ...
A hippopotamus for Christmas: Baby pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo
Dec 26, 2024 · This photo provided by the Metro Richmond Zoo shows the 2-week-old pygmy hippo and its mother on Dec. 23, 2024. Metro Richmond Zoo via AP
Baby Pygmy Hippo Born December 6 - Metro Richmond Zoo
Dec 22, 2022 · Congratulations to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin on the birth of their female calf. She was born on December 6, 2022, after a 7 month gestation period. This is the second pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo and in Virginia.
Endangered pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo - ABC News
Dec 27, 2024 · The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9. after a seven-month gestation, the press release said. The pygmy hippo parents, Iris and Corwin, gave birth to a third little girl in the past 4.5 years.
Pygmy hippo parents welcome baby girl born at Virginia zoo
Dec 24, 2024 · CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo. The yet-to-be named hippo was born December 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin.