The excitement and global interest in Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo comes after a female two-month-old pygmy hippo named Moo ...

The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice ...

No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses, the Internet only likes hippopotamuseses and its wish came true in early December when ...

Moo Deng, the baby hippo who captured a million hearts across the globe, has a new benefactor — billionaire cryptocurrency mogul Vitalik Buterin. The co-founder of Ethereum has made a donation ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds, according to ...

Buterin’s $300,000 donation will support the Khao Kheow Open Zoo operations and the development of a dedicated exhibit for ...

The attention has led to comparisons to Moo Deng, the internationally famous baby pygmy hippo from Thailand. “I hope she becomes the next Moo Deng,” Lopez said. “Baby hippos are really the ...

Metro Richmond Zoo The world is getting another Moo Deng. On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being ...