The general public will get its first glimpse Friday at Qing Bao and Bao Li, the National Zoo’s newest giant pandas.

Dec. 31 (UPI) --The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is asking for the public's help to choose a name for its newborn pygmy hippo. The female baby, born Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin ...

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On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. The baby girl is the third hippo calf born to Metro Richmond Zoo resident pygmy hippos ...

What’s black and white and captivating the internet? The pandas, of course! Call it panda-monium. Qing Bao and Bao Li are ...

In a statement, the zoo announced that a deceased crane tested positive at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) laboratory on Jan. 16 and said another crane ...

Her name is Poppy, and you can watch her via a daily live stream. On January 13, 2025, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia officially announced its “Poppy Cam” featuring the baby hippo and ...

is now able to be viewed at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. Poppy is the third hippo calf born to parents Iris and Corwin, who have two older girls as well. When Poppy is fully grown ...

Two cases of bird flu have been detected at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia, marking the first time the highly contagious virus has been found at the facility in its 30-year history.

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.

The Metro Richmond Zoo, the only place in Virginia to see hippos, said that pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species with less than 2,500 mature hippos remaining in the wild.