The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has revealed on TODAY the name of the baby pygmy hippo born there in December.

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 ...

It’s only early January, but last year’s baby pygmy hippo mania is staying strong. Thailand’s feisty Moo Deng became a social ...

The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice ...

Virginia Zoo announced the name of the December-born baby pygmy hippo as "Poppy," to which the internet reacted by saying, ...

Poppy, the baby pygmy hippo, born to Iris and Corwin on December 9, 2024, from Virginia, stole the spotlight from Thailand's ...

MOSLEY, Va. — The votes have been tabulated, and the baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been named. “Poppy” was the winner in voting from more than 116,000 ballots, the zoo said in a news ...

Last year over the summer, a baby pygmy hippo born in Thailand named Moo Deng gained international interest when photos of the playful hippopotamus went viral. Moo Deng, which means "bouncy pork," a ...

On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being raised behind the scenes, the youngster made her public debu ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has released the name of its new pygmy hippo after votes were collected through a poll.

“Like a human baby, our little hippo spends her days nursing, sleeping, and pooping, but with one glaring difference — she loves to swim,” the zoo said. According to the zoo, pygmy hippos ...