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The yet-to-be named hippo was born December 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus earlier this month, officials announced.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.

RICHMOND, V.A. (WACH) — On December 9, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo to parents Iris and Corwin.