Zoo in Virginia launches poll to name newborn pygmy hippopotamus calf
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A female pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo Dec. 9, the zoo announced Christmas Eve. The public is now invited to vote on her name.
"Hippo hooray! The zoo is excited to announce a heartwarming addition to our animal family just in time for the holidays: a baby pygmy hippo. The newborn arrived on December 9, 2024, after a 7-month gestation. Congratulations to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin on the birth of another little girl," the zoo in Mosley said in the release. "We’re thrilled to see so many people joining in on the fun of naming our adorable pygmy hippo baby." Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The unnamed calf is the hippo couple's third in the last 4½ years, the zoo said, and is the second born at Christmastime.
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