And speaking of hippos, the zoo is once again selling hippo-poop candles for those in the mood for romance. Hippos attract their mates with hormones in their feces, and now you too can be ...

A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.

A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past five years.The mother ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby hippopotamus just in time for Christmas. The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo is leaning into the popular holiday tune “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” to announce the birth of a female calf two weeks ago. In the tune, child star and singer ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus earlier this month, officials announced. The female calf was born on Dec. 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin.

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Compared with Africa's other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they're hard to study and dangerous to encounter. Hippos tend to ...