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Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus
Officials said that fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds (270 kilograms). According to the Richmond-area zoo, pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 ...
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A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the ‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in December
Full-grown pygmy hippos can reach between 350 to 600 pounds. The young female hippo weighed 15 pounds at a health exam five days after her birth. Metro Richmond Zoo While she doesn’t yet have a ...