The zoo contends that the project would be much more complicated — and expensive — than simply dusting off the old tracks.

Volunteer and cleanup efforts are ongoing after a tornado damaged areas from Clayton to north St. Louis on May 16. Much of ...

Grass stains, pine tar, mud and, yeah, sometimes blood: how does a minor league baseball team handle their laundry? The ...

America's princess, Poppy, is nearly 4 months old and weighs around 80 pounds. According to Metro Richmond Zoo, pygmy hippos grow very quickly. A month from now, Poppy will be 10 times her birth ...

Metro Richmond Zoo is hosting a Run Wild Race in May, with proceeds benefiting endangered pygmy hippos like Poppy. MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo ...

Baby pygmy hippo Poppy made her public debut at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on March 28, 2025, stepping into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat with her mother, Iris. The pair had been living in a ...

Metro Richmond Zoo daily admission rates are $26.95 for ages 12-59, $25.95 for age 60 and older, $19.95 for ages 2-11 and age 1 and under are free. To purchase annual memberships, animal feed, ride ...

Metro Richmond Zoo has a new unique experience, meet-and-greet with viral pygmy hippo star Poppy and her mom, Iris.

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.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — 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 ...