A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a Virginia Zoo “just in time for the holidays.” Staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo announced the newest addition to ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Nearly 19,000 votes were cast in a poll for the naming of the Metro-Richmond Zoo’s newest baby pygmy hippo, and the results are in. Between the options of Dumplin ...

UPDATE (1/26) - The Cincinnati Zoo says the baby hippo, born six weeks early, is hanging in there. She continues to receive 24-hour attention, which includes tube-feedings, vet checks and keeping ...

If you were a fan of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from a Thailand zoo ... who have two older girls as well. When Poppy is fully grown, she could weigh up to 600 pounds, the zoo said when ...

The hippo calf was named “Poppy” after a public poll that received over 116,000 votes from 165 countries. Poppy won with 52.8 percent of the vote. Baby Pygmy Hippo Makes a Splash With Mom in ...

Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng walks at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Thursday. The Associated Press Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng ...

It's cold, wet, or snowy, and just all over miserable, but World Hippo Day is February 15! We cannot uphold our unofficial ...

You won’t get a chance to see Haggis just yet. The zoo has closed the pygmy hippo area to zoo visitors for the baby’s first month. That allows zookeepers to keep a close eye on both Haggis and ...