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

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

“Omi” means water in the West African language Yoruba ... people joining in on the fun of naming our adorable pygmy hippo baby,” the zoo said. A human for scale shows just how small the ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.

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.

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

Videos and photos of the baby pygmy garnered millions ... according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation. Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life expectancy is 27 years.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds, according to ...

Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash ...

The baby girl is the third hippo calf born to Metro Richmond Zoo ... pygmy hippos are an endangered species native to West Africa, where they live in swamps and rivers. The animals do not ...

“Like a human baby, our little hippo spends her days nursing ... pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 mature hippos remain in the wild. Officials said pygmy ...