An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after the water level was lowered for the little hippo’s swim debut ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February.

Step aside, Moo Deng: Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool. Keepers and a few guests were there to ...

During a Jan. 6 appearance on the Today show, Metro Richmond Zoo director Jim Andelin revealed the baby pygmy hippo's name would be Poppy, a nod to her mother's flower name. According to the zoo, ...

If you were a fan of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from a Thailand zoo ... If you're unable to see Poppy in person, you can watch her and her mom swim in their pool on the zoo's new live cam, ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris.

The baby hippo, a girl who ... "Iris is an experienced mother and very protective of her calf," the zoo said. "The calf is nursing and growing quickly." The new pygmy hippo was weighed when ...

The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec. 9 and given ... “Poppy” is a flower that would match the baby’s mom’s flowery name “Iris.” “Juniper” is an evergreen that would commemorate ...

The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro ... can be seen at Hippo Haven at the zoo with her mom, Iris. Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month ...

Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...

The hippo was born Dec. 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin ... hay-bedded enclosure off-exhibit. This gives mom and baby privacy while they bond. Within time, they will move back to ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo, is quickly gaining global fame. She is the third calf born to Iris and ...