A female pygmyhippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials ...
Pygmyhippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller cousin, have been endangered since 2016. They are about half the size of common hippos, weighing less than one-fourth the full size of ...
(Courtesy Metro Richmond Zoo) According to the zoo, the pygmyhippo is an endangered species native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa. Less than 2,500 mature individuals remain in the wild ...