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The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby pygmy hippo after ... Iris — and Hammie Mae — a nod to Virginia ham. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A rabid raccoon located near the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk tested positive for rabies. According to the Norfolk Health District, the animal was found in a marshy area along ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A raccoon found not far from the Virginia Zoo has tested positive for rabies. The animal was found in a marsh area along the Lafayette River, not far from the Virginia Zoo and the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — 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.

On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being raised behind the scenes, the youngster made her public debu ...

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“We’re thrilled to see so many people joining in on the fun of naming our adorable pygmy hippo baby,” the Zoo wrote on its social media page. The excitement and global interest in Virginia’s newborn ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy ... The baby has yet to be named." At 5 days old, the newborn had a neonatal exam and she weighed 15 pounds. Fully grown pygmy ...