RICHMOND, Va. — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past five years.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can watch the baby internet sensation play in her pool with her mom at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

Here is a look at the creatures that broke the internet (and sometimes our hearts) in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

She was, of course, Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo ... In New York City, the life of a Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco took the opposite trajectory when he escaped from the Central Park Zoo.

Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays with water from a zookeeper at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province ... energy of everyone’s favorite pygmy hippo to San Antonio.

The world is a tough place, no doubt about it. There’s plenty to rage against, plenty of sorrow to drink deep from. We’ll get to all that soon enough. But today, let’s set that aside and revel in ...

After a spirited global contest, the people have spoken: Richmond Metro Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo now has a fitting moniker. Poppy. The newborn entered the world on Monday, Dec. 9, and has quickly ...