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On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.
: This event has been canceled due to forecasted thunderstorms. The Virginia Zoo encourages ticketholders to check their ...
A Virginia zoo got a baby pygmy hippopotamus for Christmas — and you can vote on her name During a neonatal exam by veterinarians just five days after birth, the baby pygmy hippo weighed in at a ...
Zoo in Virginia welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus calf The Metro Richmond Zoo's newest addition was born Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!
The Norfolk zoo lost power on Tuesday night, and not long after, rumors started circulating online that the electricity shortage left a gorilla’s enclosure unlocked.
Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than 116,000 votes from 165 countries.
A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said.
The Virginia Zoo responded to rumors of an escaped gorilla in Norfolk by confirming that not only were all of its animals accounted for, but the zoo doesn't even have gorillas.
The four-legged, furry and winged residents of the Virginia Zoo are also preparing for this week’s storm. The animals will mostly remain in their night houses as several inches of snow are pr… ...
Children gathered at the Virginia Zoo for its Teddy Bear Clinic, a check-up opportunity for stuffed animals to help children feel more comfortable around doctors.