Related: China Plans to Send New Pandas to the U.S., Signs Agreement with the San Diego Zoo Iris, the mother of the baby pygmy hippo, gave birth in an indoor pool around 4:50 p.m. on Dec.

Dozens of guests at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park gathered Friday morning to celebrate the park’s ...

are just a few of the many animals that call the San Diego Zoo home. The exhibits are linked by an expansive series of trails, such as the Monkey Trail, the Hippo Trail or the Tiger Trail.

Iris "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the zoo's announcement read. Related: China Plans to Send New Pandas to the U.S.