Newsroom - Metro Richmond Zoo
Dec 18, 2024 · The Metro Richmond Zoo is happy to announce the opening of Critter Climb Playland, an exciting new addition for our youngest visitors and their families! This remodeled play area has slides, monkey bars, tunnels, swings, towers, and more to explore.
Move over, Moo Deng — a US zoo has named its adorable baby …
14 hours ago · The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the name of its newborn baby pygmy hippo on the "Today Show" on Monday after a heated worldwide online poll. With more than 100,000 votes from all 50 states and ...
Baby pygmy hippo born at Richmond Zoo now has a name - USA …
17 hours ago · Poppy, a female calf, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo on Dec. 9, just in time for the holidays. The calf was born to the zoo's Iris and Corwin, and she is the parents' third calf in 4½ years.
Virginia Zoo Names Baby Hippopotamus After Heated Vote
13 hours ago · 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 ...
Name picked for Metro Richmond Zoo’s new baby pygmy hippo
14 hours ago · CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has released the name of its new pygmy hippo after votes were collected through a poll.. The public picked “Poppy” as the hippo’s ...
Name of baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo
20 hours ago · The Metro Richmond Zoo hosted a naming contest for the female baby pygmy hippo born Dec. 9. The zoo received more than 116,000 total votes from hippopotamus fans in 165 countries. The choices were ...
Metro Richmond Zoo names its newborn pygmy hippo - The …
17 hours ago · — Metro Richmond Zoo (@metrorhmdzoo) January 6, 2025 After her birth was announced on Christmas Eve, the baby hippo was an instant hit of cuteness, and the zoo’s online naming contest drew ...
Richmond Zoo welcomes baby pygmy hippo; public to pick her ... - wgrz.com
15 hours ago · RICHMOND, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced last week that one of their pygmy hippos gave birth to a healthy baby girl earlier in December. Zoo officials say the baby was born on December ...
Zoo in Virginia launches poll to name newborn pygmy ... - Fox News
Dec 28, 2024 · A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the...
Pygmy Hippo Born Before Christmas - Metro Richmond Zoo
Dec 24, 2024 · 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-month gestation. ... The Metro Richmond Zoo is the only place in Virginia where people can see hippos. 12/27 UPDATE: Help us name our pygmy hippo calf! Vote for your ...