Meet the newborn pygmy hippo named by 116,000 fans worldwide
Metro Richmond Zoo’s newest pygmy hippo has a name. After 116,000 votes worldwide, fans chose Poppy, a tribute to her mom, ...
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Thousands voted to name Virginia’s newborn hippo. Here’s the winner.
On Jan. 3, she made her public debut, and visitors can now see her and her mother at the zoo’s Hippo Haven. Keepers reported that Poppy is well and learning to be a “pygmy hippo from mom.” ...
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Poppy the baby pygmy born in December 2024 has her first swim with her mother
The Virginia Richmond Zoo has named its baby hippo Poppy following an online poll. Born on December 9, Poppy is a pygmy hippo, an endangered West African species. With over 116,000 votes ...