Of course, she’s cute to look at, but she’s also helping with the conservation of the Pygmy hippo species, an endangered species with only around 3,000 left in the wild. “This baby hippo ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new experience has opened up at the Metro Richmond Zoo that offers people the chance to meet Poppy the pygmy hippo, and 8News got a behind-the-scenes look. For those ...

Credit: Frankie Adamson Last year, photographer Frankie Adamson spent three days returning to a hippo carcass on the edge of the Masai Mara reserve in Africa. The patience and an eye for ...

Bibi, the mother of Fiona the hippo, turned 26. Bibi was born on Feb. 7, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri, according to the ...

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

Fiona has been making her Super Bowl picks for years ahead of the big game. The last time Fiona picked the Eagles to win the ...

Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash around in her pool Metro Richmond Zoo There's another baby pygmy ...

“While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water.” Pygmy hippos, known formally as Choeropsis liberiensis, are much smaller than a ...

The queen of the Queen City, Fiona, is celebrating her birthday and the Cincinnati Zoo is offering a chance to meet the world-famous hippo, as well as a special discount!Fiona, who was born ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo said 52,794 people cast their votes to name their new baby Pygmy hippo. But none of the four options — Poppy, Juniper, Hammie Mae and Omi — got over 50% of the vote that ...