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

Poppy was born to parents Iris and Corwan after a 7-month gestation. The baby girl is Iris and Corwin’s third calf in 4.5 ...

Co-host Savannah Guthrie first suggested the zoo name the baby “Hoda” after co-host Hoda Kotb, who is celebrating her final ...

Poppy the pygmy hippo calf recently got her first taste of swimming. The baby was born at Virginia's Metro Richmond Zoo, in ...

Virginia Zoo announced the name of the December-born baby pygmy hippo as "Poppy," to which the internet reacted by saying, ...

The famed pygmy hippo even received an upgraded zoo enclosure from Canadian cryptocurrency billionaire Vitalik Buterin, who donated more than $290,000 to Moo Deng’s zoo in Thailand so he could be her ...

Over 100,000 votes poured in to name a baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The winner is a sweet tie-in with the mother hippo's name.

Thailand’s favourite pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, just turned six months old, and she’s stealing the spotlight with her very own ID ...

The endangered species became a trending topic and meme worldwide, all thanks to Moo Deng, the newborn hippo at a zoo in Thailand who captured the hearts of people far and wide. The famed pygmy ...

Moo Deng ruled the internet in 2024, but a new baby pygmy hippo may be coming for the crown this new year. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the name of its very own baby pygmy ...

Virginia’s Metro Richmond Zoo welcomed a new arrival - a baby pygmy hippo, born on Christmas Day. The female hippo has been ...

Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than ...