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

On Tuesday, the Metro Richmond Zoo launched a new experience where guests can meet America’s sweetheart up close and personal ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has announced the name of a female baby pygmy hippo born there on Dec. 9. Drum roll, please... After a public vote, the hippo has been named Poppy ...

Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash around in her pool Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

“She’s a curious and brave little pygmy hippo,” Jan Lopez, lead zookeeper at the Metro Richmond Zoo, says to WAVY’s Allison Williams. And already, the baby is showing her ...

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

The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby pygmy hippo after a worldwide poll Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade ...

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

Watch out, Moo Deng. A new baby hippo has made a holiday entrance and she is soaking up the social media spotlight. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy ...

The attention has led to comparisons to Moo Deng, the internationally famous baby pygmy hippo from Thailand. “I hope she becomes the next Moo Deng,” Lopez said. “Baby hippos are really the ...

"Hippo hooray! The zoo is excited to announce a heartwarming addition to our animal family just in time for the holidays: a baby pygmy hippo. The newborn arrived on December 9, 2024, after a 7 ...

Guests can book the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience for a limited time through ... Videos and photos of the baby pygmy garnered millions of views on social media. A few months after Moo Deng's ...