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 ...

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 ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays ... before the holidays,” the zoo said. “Most people don’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the expansive Central African rainforests, holds a unique travel experience: visiting indigenous Pygmy villages. These communities have lived in harmony ...