The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?

Reports of baby pygmy hippos in Thailand and in Richmond, Virginia, have garnered much attention for their respective zoos, ...

Reports of baby pygmy hippos in Thailand and in Richmond, Virginia, have garnered much attention for their respective zoos, attracting many visitors. These cuties look like they are lovable little ...

Poppy — a viral baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo — got her own livestream on Jan. 13, the Virginia zoo announced.

Mostly, Moo Deng ignores the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who have schlepped to an out-of-the-way zoo for one reason: her. She is, somewhat unaccountably, Thailand’s most famous creature in ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Richmond, Va., announced the baby pygmy hippopotamus ’ name on the Today show after a heated worldwide online poll . Co-host Savannah Guthrie first suggested the zoo name the ...

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 ...

Photo courtesy of Taipei Zoo via CNA The person who named the young pygmy hippo expects him to bring hope and positive ... Animal Area after his quarantine ended on Dec. 19, living right next to his ...

Richmond is the only place in Virginia where people can see the extremely rare pygmy hippos, which became famous last year because of Moo Deng, the internet sensation from Thailand. What's next ...