A female pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo Dec. 9, the zoo announced Christmas Eve. The public is now invited to vote on her name.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has announced the rare and exciting arrival of a baby pygmy hippo on 9. The calf was born to parents Iris and Corwin after a seven-month gestation, weighed 15 pounds,

( 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.