The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to ...

Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll.

US zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo - The 15-pound newborn was delivered on December 9 ...

According to the zoo, the pygmy hippo is an endangered species native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa. Less than ...

Revealing life under water, whether portraying a particular marine or freshwater environment, focusing on the behavior of an animal or placing it within the context of a specific underwater location, ...

A BRAVE safari guide has revealed how he was left with 38 horrifying wounds after he was swallowed by a hippo. Paul Templer nearly bled to death after the beast savagely attacked him in front of ...

The Mara River makes the perfect home for hippos. They graze the surrounding reed beds and grassland and swim in the bends and pools of deep water. The river supports around 2,000 of these semi ...

A female pygmy hippo named Iris gave birth to a healthy female calf on December 9 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, officials said.

She was the second baby to be born around Christmas. Though standard-size hippopotamuses usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippos can give birth in water or on land. A grown pygmy hippopotamus ...

Common hippos usually give birth underwater, while pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water. The baby hippo arrived around 4:50 p.m., while Iris was laboring in the indoor pool ...