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.

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, the only place in Virginia to see hippos, said that pygmy hippos are an endangered ... "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to ...

The mother Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said. The newborn, who has yet to be named, is the third calf for Iris and the father, Corwin.

A Virginia zoo is celebrating the arrival of an adorable newborn pygmy hippo who made her debut ... "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received ...

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. The mother ...

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia ... I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. After gestating for 7 months ...