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Virginia zoo welcomes rare hippopotamus for Christmas

Por: CBS News Science December 27, 2022

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Christmas came early for the Metro Richmond Zoo because, like the song, the organization did indeed get a hippopotamus. And it was a rare one: A pygmy hippo.Pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin gave birth to a female calf on Dec. 6, the . The baby pygmy hippo weighed a healthy 16 pounds. One week later, she clocked in at 24.2 pounds.  Metro Richmond Zoo The pygmy hippo, which is native to West Africa, is listed as endangered, according to the... + full article



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