The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member ... is -- what else? -- "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning.
Related: China Plans to Send New Pandas to the U.S., Signs Agreement with the San Diego Zoo Iris, the mother of the baby pygmy hippo, gave birth in an indoor pool around 4:50 p.m. on Dec. 9.
“This birth was unique as it was the first time Iris gave birth in water,” the zoo said. “While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water.
Related: China Plans to Send New Pandas to the U.S., Signs Agreement with the San Diego Zoo Iris, the mother of the baby pygmy hippo, gave birth in an indoor pool around 4:50 p.m. on Dec. 9. The zoo ...
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