In November, a 477-pound, four-and-a-half-year-old male pygmy hippopotamus named Akobi ... as noted by the Fort Worth Zoo on social media. Ruby was also born earlier this year.

The zoo experienced various types of precipitation on Thursday, including snow, rain, sleet and freezing rain.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member -- and you can help decide her name. On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia.