A newborn pygmyhippo and her mother Iris are pictured at the Metro Richmond Zoo on December 23, 2024, in Moseley, Virginia A newborn pygmyhippo and her mother Iris are pictured at the ...
MOSLEY, Va. — The votes have been tabulated, and the baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been named. “Poppy” was the winner in voting from more than 116,000 ballots, the zoo said in a news ...
On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmyhippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. The baby girl is the third hippo calf born to Metro Richmond Zoo resident pygmy ...
Iris, the mother of the baby pygmyhippo, gave birth in an indoor pool ... The Metro Richmond Zoo is the only place in Virginia where the public can visit hippos, the release noted.
Congratulations to pygmyhippo parents Iris and Corwin on the birth ... Hammie Mae is "a sweet and southern tie to Virginia ham" and Omi is the Yoruba word for "water," according to the Metro ...