“She will continue learning how to be a pygmy hippo from mom,” the zoo said. “She has already started nibbling on some solid foods, and will only eat more and more each day.” Visitors to ...

If “Hammie Mae” comes out on top, the hippo will be in good company with other food-themed pygmy hippo names. Moo Deng, the most famous pygmy hippo, has a name that translates to “bouncy ...

Poppy — a viral baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo — got her own livestream on Jan. 13, the Virginia zoo announced.

A new experience has opened up at the Metro Richmond Zoo that offers people the chance to meet Poppy the pygmy hippo, and 8News got a behind-the-scenes look.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February ...

She’s characterised by her lively personality and can usually be seen lying in her food bowl ... But according to London Zoo, pygmy hippos have always had a certain star factor to them.

The year was, once again, the warmest on record globally, according to the World Meteorological Organization, with multiple ...

Keepers reported that Poppy is well and learning to be a “pygmy hippo from mom.” She’s nibbling on “some solid foods, and will only eat more and more each day.” The Virginia zoo’s baby ...

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 ...

According to the zoo, pygmy hippos are nocturnal and spend their days resting in water, heading to dry land during the night for food. For Poppy's followers, this means that they can expect to ...