With a newborn pygmy hippo, Virginia gets its own ‘Moo Deng’
Well friends, here’s a potential antidote to your woes: a newborn pygmy hippo right here in the region. On Christmas Eve, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia’s capital announced that it had recently welcomed a newborn pygmy hippo.
Virginia zoo welcomes ‘Moo Deng’ look-alike newborn hippo
( NewsNation) — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia needs help naming its newborn “Moo Deng look-alike.” A pygmy hippopotamus arrived in time for the holidays on Dec. 9 to hippo parents Iris and Corwin, weighing 15 pounds at birth. But she needs a name, and the zoo is asking people to submit their vote through New Year’s Eve.
Move Over Moo Deng: Virginia Zoo Welcomes Newborn Hippo
No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses, the Internet only likes hippopotamuseses and its wish came true in early December when Virginia's Metro Richmond Zoo welcomed a newborn pygmy hippo.
Step aside, Moo Deng: Watch this baby pygmy hippo born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds, according to a news release.
Zoo in Virginia welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus calf
The Metro Richmond Zoo's newest addition was born on Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin.
Online poll will decide name of Virginia zoo's newest baby pygmy hippo
A baby pygmy hippo is the gift the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia received for Christmas this year. Weighing in at just 15 pounds, the new hippo's name will be decided in an online poll that closes on Tuesday.
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Moo Deng’s zoo habitat set for makeover after donation from crypto billionaire
Moo Deng’s habitat is in for a makeover thanks to a crypto billionaire’s donation (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press.
Moo Deng just got an adoptive father — Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin
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Moo Deng’s zoo enclosure getting an upgrade — thanks to a secretive crypto billionaire’s big donation
Moo Deng, the baby hippo who captivated the world this year, now has a billionaire benefactor. Canadian cryptocurrency mogul Vitalik Buterin donated more than $290,000 to her zoo in Thailand so he ...
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Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin 'Adopts' Viral Hippo Moo Deng
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Step aside, Moo Deng: Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas
Watch out, Moo Deng. A new baby hippo has made a holiday entrance and she is soaking up the social media spotlight. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy ...
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Crypto Mogul Vitalik Buterin Donates $290,000 to Adorable Baby Hippo Moo Deng, Internet's Favorite Meme Star of 2024
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