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.

Until then, the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience is available at 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. every day but Sunday. Talk of pygmy hippos began to circulate online in July 2024 after the birth of ...

Talk of pygmy hippos began to circulate online ... Pygmy hippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller cousin, have been endangered since 2016. They are about half the size of common hippos ...