Poppy, pygmy hippo

Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than 116,000 votes from 165 countries.
Watch Poppy hang out with her mom Iris via the Metro Richmond Zoo’s live Poppy Cam.
(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9.
Well friends, here’s a potential antidote to your woes: a newborn pygmy hippo right here in the region. On Christmas Eve, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia’s capital announced that it had recently ...
Moo Deng ruled the internet in 2024, but a new baby pygmy hippo may be coming for the crown this new year. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the name of its very own baby pygmy ...
Poppy, a pygmy hippo calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo, is quickly gaining global fame. She is the third calf born to Iris and ...