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 ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Now that Poppy and Iris have been released into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering a new experience for visitors to see them up ...

MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. She and her mom Iris have been living in a climate-controlled indoor habitat ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo is hosting painting classes at the end of the week featuring everyone's favorite baby pygmy hippo, Poppy. The classes are being held to ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo just in time for the holidays. The zoo said the hippo is a happy and healthy baby girl and was born on Dec. 6, making her a ...

An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after the water level was lowered for the little hippo’s swim debut ...

MOSELEY, V.A. — Poppy, the latest baby hippo internet sensation, made her outdoor enclosure debut at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, on Friday, March 28. The pygmy hippo calf was ...

Adorable three-month-old pygmy hippo, Petunia, and her mum, Iris, are making a big splash at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. Conservationists say fewer than 2,500 mature pygmy hippos are left in ...

In a statement, Metro Richmond Zoo officials said the fire began in the zoo's workshop area and spread to the animal hospital, feed storage room and the zookeeper service area. The kangaroo animal ...