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Pygmy hippos, native to the forests and swamps of western Africa, are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A cousin of the much larger common ...
A baby pygmy hippo is making her outdoor debut at a Virginia zoo. The endangered hippo named Poppy was born Dec. 9 and it finally got warm enough for her and mom Iris to go outside March 28 at Metro ...
MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. She and her ...
Meet Poppy, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has captured everyone’s hearts! Poppy, born on December 9, 2024, is rapidly ...
Her birth is especially significant as pygmy hippos are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This marks the eighth pygmy hippo birth at the Montgomery Zoo in ...
Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the zoo’s Hippo Haven habitat. The 4-month-old hippo is ...
Believe it or not, the Metro Richmond Zoo's precious Poppy was merely the last arrival in a personality-packed lineup of ...
After making waves nationally, Poppy the pygmy hippo has waddled back to the outdoors at the Metro Richmond Zoo.
Spread the loveIn the eastern part of the Congo’s Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest national park, Anthrax poisoning has ...
Lucky ducks hand-fed Poppy, Iris Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience, Metro Richmond Zoo: View video, photos of endangered species "Since Poppy was introduced to the world, she has gathered a strong ...
They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...