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.

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The yet-to-be named hippo was born Dec. 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

A Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends Pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 mature hippos remain in the wild.

An endangered pygmy hippopotamus baby girl was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in front of patrons right before Christmas, VA zookeepers say.

The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.