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 ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The pygmy hippo Poppy has been released into the Hippo Haven Habitat at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Like chicks after they hatch, Poppy and her mom, Iris ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced its pygmy hippo has made her public debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat. Poppy has been living in an indoor climate-controlled habitat with her mother ...

Poppy the pigmy hippopotamus was born back in December, and had been staying in a climate-controlled habitat along with her mom, Iris, for their comfort and safety during Virginia's colder months.

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 ...

Although hippos once roamed all across Africa, habitat loss has narrowed most populations down to East Africa today. Being semi-aquatic, hippos are built for life in the water. Their ears ...

Poppy and her mother, Iris, have moved to the Hippo Haven habitat after living indoors in a climate-controlled habitat through the winter. The habitat features a large pool where they can splash ...

Now that Poppy and Iris have been released into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering a new experience for visitors to see them up close, starting Monday.

Baby pygmy hippo Poppy made her public debut at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on March 28, 2025, stepping into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat with her mother, Iris. The pair had been living in a ...

She’s now viewable to the public at the zoo’s Hippo Haven habitat. The 4-month-old hippo is already 80 pounds, zookeepers said. By the time she’s 5 months old, she’s expected to be about ...

Poppy, the latest baby hippo internet sensation, made her outdoor enclosure debut at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, on Friday, March 28. The pygmy hippo calf was born in December last ...

According to the national park's website, the hippos' population has been massively declining due to poaching and habitat destruction. In the 1970s, there were nearly 30,000 of the animals in the ...