Well friends, here’s a potential antidote to your woes: a newborn pygmy hippo right here in the region. On Christmas Eve, the ...

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

Most people don’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years,” zoo ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus at the Metro Richmond Zoo has welcomed a new addition to her family. On 9, Iris, the mother hippo ...

Staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo announced the newest addition to their pygmy hippo family Dec. 24, nearly three weeks after ...

Calling itself the “Valentine’s Day Capital of the World,” the San Antonio Zoo is hosting several snarky and sweet ...

At every mealtime, June enthusiastically mimics the actions of her brother Atan and parents April and Lek, opening her mouth ...

This marks the third hippo birth at the zoo in the past five years. The newborn calf, who has yet to be named, is the third offspring for Iris and her mate, Corwin. Interestingly, she is the ...

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The baby girl is the river horse’s third calf shared with her current mate, Corwin. Iris keeps to a schedule. The new hippo is the second she has given birth to in December, according to the zoo.