COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Like much of the Midlands, which experienced rare snowfall on Tuesday, animals at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden also got to enjoy some flurries. From lions and rhinos to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - It’s certainly always a wild time over at the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, but as the holidays near, the season certainly gets a bit brighter. Holiday light shows pop up ...

While they may be water-wading murder machines, they also look absolutely adorable chomping a watermelon in half, and for a while no hippo really captured the imagination and heart of the world like ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Residents of Richland and Lexington counties can enjoy free admission to the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden with the return of "Free Fridays." Every Friday from January through ...

The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to officials. The newborn, who has yet to be named, can be seen at Hippo ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced "The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" on Tuesday, which gives visitors a chance for up-close and personal encounters with the viral baby ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby pygmy hippo after a worldwide poll Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade ...

Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo has been named. Drumroll, please. After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named ...

For $175 this experience could be yours — zoo admission and hippo poop not included. Image: Courtesy of The Metro Richmond Zoo ...

The world first went bonkers for Moo Deng, a tiny hippo born in a Thailand zoo. Next came Haggis, a wee hippo born in Scotland. The latest is a newbie at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia.

On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being raised behind the scenes, the youngster made her public debu ...