Ota Benga, a 23-year-old man from the Belgian Congo, was kidnapped by slave traders, sold to an American, and transported to ...

Zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo - The 15-pound newborn was delivered on December 9 ...

“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 ...

She may be young, but she makes sure people know who’s in charge. “She’s a curious and brave little pygmy hippo. She, like I said, she walks first. She’s pretty funny. She sometimes has ...

I asked him: ‘What should be our approach to the media?’ He replied: ‘It should be an essay in persuasion and not an essay in coercion.’ ...

Nearly 900 people have become ill and 48 have died, most of them children under age 5, according to the WHO. “This event highlights the severe burden from common infectious diseases (acute ...

He became the official sponsor of Moo Deng, a pygmy hippopotamus. The donation supports her food ... “What better way to do that than through a Christmas present to someone who is dear to all Thai ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo is asking for the public’s help to name its new baby pygmy hippo that the zoo welcomed just before the holidays. The Metro Richmond Zoo ...

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 ...