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.

Bao Li and Qing Bao made their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Jan. 24 The Giant Panda ...

The furry animals are set to make their public debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Friday, Jan. 24 Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby pygmy hippo after a worldwide poll Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade ...

Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo has been named. Drumroll, please. After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named ...

The world first went bonkers for Moo Deng, a tiny hippo born in a Thailand zoo. Next came Haggis, a wee hippo born in Scotland. The latest is a newbie at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — More than 100,000 people from around the world cast a vote to name the baby hippo recently born at the Metro Richmond Zoo. More than half of the voters (55.9% ...

He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, ...

The votes are in, and the Richmond Metro Zoo has a name for its hippo calf born in December. Poppy was announced as the decisive choice of those who voted online or in person. Poppy won the ...