Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.

The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to ...

The names Boophis kirki, Boophis picardi, Boophis siskoi, Boophis janewayae, Boophis archeri, Boophis pikei, and Boophis ...

Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...

Watch out, Moo Deng. A new baby hippo has made a holiday entrance and she is soaking up the social media spotlight. The Metro ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month officials said ...

Pygmy hippos are an endangered species native to ... but she could grow to weigh up to 600 pounds as an adult.

Pygmy hippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller ... weighing less than one-fourth the full size of an adult common hippo. Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life ...