Christmas came early for pygmy hippo parents at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia.
A Virginia zoo is celebrating the arrival of an adorable newborn pygmy hippo who made her debut just before Christmas. The baby hippo, a girl who has not yet been named, was born to parents Iris and Corwin at Metro Richmond Zoo on Dec. 9. She's their third female calf in under five years. The zoo said Iris was all smiles on Christmas morning.'Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years,' the zoo said.
'Iris is an experienced mother and very protective of her calf,' the zoo said. 'The calf is nursing and growing quickly.'The new pygmy hippo was weighed when she was 5 days old and came in at a healthy 15 pounds, the zoo said. She could grow to weigh up to 600 pounds. Her birth will help preserve the species, which is endangered. Fewer than 2,500 mature pygmy hippos remain in the wild, according to the zoo.
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