After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named “Poppy.” Zoo officials shared her name Monday morning in a mess ...

Bibi, the mother of Fiona the hippo, turned 26. Bibi was born on Feb. 7, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri, according to the ...

If you happened to be a pygmy hippo born in 2024, then you’re an internet superstar. The world first went bonkers for Moo Deng, a tiny hippo born in a Thailand zoo. Next came Haggis, a wee hippo ...

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 ...

“While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water.” Pygmy hippos, known formally as Choeropsis liberiensis, are much smaller than a ...

Step aside, Moo Deng: Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool. Keepers and a few guests were there to ...

On Dec. 9, the zoo welcomed a baby pygmy hippo. At just three weeks old ... The baby weighed 15 pounds and has nearly doubled since she was born. Her days consist of swimming and nursing, with ...