(COLORADO SPRINGS) — It’s Christmas morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The lights from Electric Safari aren’t glowing, but the holiday spirit for the animal keepers is. “Are you ready?” Basia Dann, ...

The newborn weighed 15 pounds. The zoo says grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds. The zoo said baby hippo hasn’t been named yet and is not yet ready to be in a public exhibit. “This gives mom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Capybaras use donated Christmas trees as wind breaks to protect their habitats. “Not everyone can donate money to the zoo, and ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby hippopotamus just in time for Christmas. The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus at ...