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

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

Common hippos typically give birth underwater, but their smaller relatives the pygmy hippo are born on land or in water. Poppy arrived on December 9 at 4:50 p.m., with several zookeepers and even ...

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Metro Richmond Zoo There's another baby pygmy hippo livestream coming your way ... The Metro Richmond Zoo announced on Dec. 24 that Iris had given birth to an adorable new baby.

pygmy hippos also can give birth on land. Step aside, Moo Deng: Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool.

The now one-month-old hippo first made headlines after her birth last month, following the social media fervor surrounding Thailand's pygmy hippo Moo Deng this past summer. Here's what to know ...

Until then, the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience is available at 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. every day but Sunday. Talk of pygmy hippos began to circulate online in July 2024 after the birth of ...