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

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.

For $175 the Metro Richmond Zoo will let you wade into its pygmy hippo enclosure for an up close and personal hippo experience. Why it matters: The money gets you the chance at 30 minutes with Poppy ...

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

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, at the zoo. The Poppy Cam lets hippo lovers ...

The Sedgwick County Zoo and Kansas Humane Society banded together to unite kinless Amora the wolf and Slinky the brindle mix.

Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Richmond, Va., announced the baby pygmy hippopotamus ’ name on the Today show after a heated worldwide online poll . Co-host Savannah Guthrie first suggested the zoo name the ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati Zoo’s iconic hippo, Fiona, turns eight years old Friday. In honor of Fiona’s birthday, the ...

The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?

Somehow, despite this site's love for hippos of the pygmy variety, we've written very little about hippos of the extremely ...

Fiona, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's famous hippo, celebrated her eighth birthday on 24. With an impressive five ...