(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9.

A Virginia zoo recently welcomed a newborn pygmy hippo, fulfilling the wish of the classic holiday song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." The Metro Richmond Zoo, the only place in Virginia to ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has announced the name of a female baby pygmy hippo born there on Dec. 9. Drum roll, please... After a public vote, the hippo has been named Poppy ...

A zoo in Virginia has announced the birth of another endangered pygmy hippopotamus. Getty Images/iStockphoto A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a ...

Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash around in her pool Metro Richmond Zoo There's another baby pygmy ...

View photos taken on media day Virginia attraction ... from the event will benefit the endangered pygmy hippo. Operating since April 1995, the zoo on 70 acres is located at 8300 Beaver Bridge ...

Poppy, a flower name like her mom's, was in a showdown against Hammie Mae, a sweet and southern tie to Virginia ham. According to the zoo's Facebook post, Poppy earned the majority of the votes, ...

An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after the water level was lowered for the little hippo’s swim debut ...