It took a long time for the animals to recover from the fireworks madness of New Year's Eve. Now the "Franziskus" adventure ...

"Rob the Ranger brings the untamed beauty of African wildlife straight to your screen with candid, unscripted footage captured in breathtaking detail. Want to dive deeper into the captivating world of ...

Today, three of the zoo’s four giraffes still reside at the roadside attraction, despite a jury’s verdict in March that gave legal ownership of the animals to Rockbridge County, which is ...

Giraffes, with their long necks and distinctive patterns, are among the most iconic animals of the African savannah. But beyond their physical attributes, these creatures have complex social ...

Earlier this month, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, welcomed a baby female pygmy hippo calf whose name will be decided by the public. The newborn, currently weighing in at 15 pounds ...

On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being raised behind the scenes, the youngster made her public debu ...

This has been the year of baby pygmy hippos thanks to social media. Now, we thought the babies were done arriving for the year, but the Metro Richmond Zoo had to throw in a last minute new birth to ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has had pygmy hippos since 2018, but it was Thailand’s Moo Deng that made the miniature, moist mammals household names. As I walk into the baby’s pen, she follows her ...

Below are the key discoveries: A new species of pygmy pipehorse, Cylix nkosi, was found in the Indian Ocean near South Africa. This seahorse relative, the size of a golf tee, was spotted ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The poll that will decide the name of the new pygmy hippopotamus at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been narrowed down to two choices. The zoo originally gave voters four names to ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is asking for the public's help to choose a name for its newborn pygmy hippo. The female baby, born Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin ...

Metro Richmond Zoo director Jim Andelin joins 'Fox & Friends' alongside the new baby pygmy hippo and her mom as fans vote to name the newborn viral star.