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Meet Poppy, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has captured everyone’s hearts! Poppy, born on December 9, 2024, is rapidly ...
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 zoo’s Hippo Haven habitat. The 4-month-old hippo is ...
Now that Poppy and Iris have been released into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering a new ...
Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy ...
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 ...
RICHMOND, Va. — One of the newest members of the Metro Richmond Zoo made her outdoor debut last week. Poppy the pigmy hippopotamus was born back in December, and had been staying in a climate ...
A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, ...
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — In honor of Pygmy Hippo Day coming up in April, the Metro Richmond Zoo will be hosting two painting classes taught by The Art Factory. The first class is ...
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 ...
Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...