Karen Paolillo (with the skull of a hippo named Bob ... to see large numbers of hippos up close. I went to Zimbabwe, in contrast, to get a feel for the impact of civil strife on this extraordinary ...

(WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo said 52,794 people cast their votes to name their new baby Pygmy hippo ... nursing and end up in the pool. Pygmy hippos need to keep their skin wet and moisturized.

They leave the water a few times during the day to graze on the grass." Hippo Haven offers zoo visitors close-up views of the pygmy hippos on land and in the water. The mother/daughter duo may take a ...

and were treated to views of the hippo mother-and-daughter duo swimming and grazing under the sun. “Iris and Poppy love being outside to soak up the sun (and the shade),” the zoo wrote.