The zoo said that Poppy is the perfect name for the “playful, perky and ever-increasing popular hippo.” Poppy was born on Dec. 9 and weighed just 15 pounds at five days old.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced its pygmy hippo has made her public debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat. Poppy has been living in an indoor climate-controlled habitat with her mother ...

"What's cool about this is that she'll forever be 10 years old ... and Mathilda, however old she was, she's back with us." ...

Now through Jan. 27, you can fill out a contest entry form online and take a stab at the combined weight of Water Lily and Guadalupe, the zoo's two resident hippos.

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The pygmy hippo Poppy has been released into the Hippo Haven Habitat at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Like chicks after they hatch, Poppy and her mom, Iris, lived in ...

On Thursday, Aubergine was gently anesthetized so vets could take a closer look at what might be bothering him. The hippo ...

Zoo Miami vets examined a lethargic pygmy hippo named Aubergine, clearing his sinuses but finding no major issues.