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From the sex lives of pygmy seahorses to parasites living in fish nostrils: these photos tell extraordinary ocean stories
Pygmy seahorses, about the size of a fingernail, are some of the smallest vertebrates in the world. First discovered in 1969, little was known about the creatures. But in the early 2000s ...
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RARE PYGMY WHALE STRANDED OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS DIES FROM ITS INJURIES
From left, DPMMR’s Art Cooper, Juli Goldstein and Steve McCulloch bring a struggling pygmy killer whale to shore. DEB JOHNSON/Contributed Marine mammal responders mobilized for the report of a ...
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Endangered pygmy finally meets public in Virginia zoo
The public is finally able to see the new endangered pygmy hippo in person at a Virginia zoo. According to officials at Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, mother Iris and her female calf returned to ...
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New baby pygmy hippo now on view at Metro Richmond Zoo
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 ...
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Zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo
Step aside Moo Deng, there’s a new pygmy hippopotamus in town. Earlier this month, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, welcomed a baby female pygmy hippo calf whose name will be decided ...
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Zoo gets its own Moo Deng and launches poll to name baby pygmy hippo
Earlier this month, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, welcomed a baby female pygmy hippo calf whose name will be decided by the public. The newborn, currently weighing in at 15 pounds ...
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Poppy or Hammie Mae? Richmond Zoo's naming poll for baby pygmy hippo continues
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Whether they voted to name her Hammie Mae or Poppy, most visitors CBS 6 spoke with at the Metro Richmond Zoo agreed the new baby pygmy hippo born just a few weeks ago ...
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A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the ‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in December
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 ...
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Endangered pygmy hippo calf experiences water for first time at Virginia zoo
The public is able to see the new endangered pygmy hippo calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The mother and calf returned to the pool Dec. 30. It was the calf's first time submerged in ...
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Metro Richmond Zoo’s new baby pygmy hippo remains unnamed
The Metro Richmond Zoo has had pygmy hippos since 2018, but it was Thailand’s Moo Deng that made the miniature, moist mammals household names. As I walk into the baby’s pen, she follows her ...
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Poppy or Hammie Mae? Zoo's baby pygmy hippo steals hearts of Richmonders as naming poll continues
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Whether they voted to name her Hammie Mae or Poppy, most visitors CBS 6 spoke with at the Metro Richmond Zoo agreed the new baby pygmy hippo born just a few weeks ago ...