They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. 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 ...

Poppy the pygmy hippo walks toward the pool in the outdoor ... View photos taken on media day Virginia attraction, Kings Dominion gallery: Rapterra coaster, new menu items The Poppy Pygmy ...

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An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after the water level was lowered for the little hippo’s swim debut ...

Adorable three-month-old pygmy hippo, Petunia, and her mum, Iris, are making a big splash at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. Conservationists say fewer than 2,500 mature pygmy hippos are left in ...

The unnamed baby is reportedly the second pygmy hippo to be born at the zoo, and in all of Virginia. The zoo's veterinary team examined the three-day-old newborn to find she weighed a healthy 16 ...