Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...

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. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

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 ...

Metro Richmond Zoo, located in Chesterfield County, is the largest zoological park in the Commonwealth. It is home to over 2,000 animals, which represent 190 species from around the world. Visit ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo, the only place in Virginia to see hippos, said that pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species with less than 2,500 mature hippos remaining in the wild.

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Just in time for the holidays, Metro Richmond Zoo welcomed a baby pygmy hippo. The baby arrived at 4:50 p.m. Dec. 9 after a 7-month gestation, the zoo says on its website.

After Poppy, the Metro Richmond Zoo’s newest baby pygmy hippo became a viral sensation on social media, she and her mother are now on view each day through a livestream. Skip to content ABC27 ...

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 Virginia-based zoo ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Two cranes died of bird flu at the Metro Richmond Zoo, marking the first positive test in the zoo’s 30-year history, according to zoo officials.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member -- and you can help decide her name. On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member -- and you can help decide her name. On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia.

In Virginia, the Metro Richmond Zoo is the only place where visitors can see hippos. Iris, the mom, and the baby, who has yet to be named, were moved off exhibit to give them privacy while they bond.