The Virginia Richmond Zoo has named its baby hippo Poppy following ... weeks and on January 3 the mother-daughter duo returned to their place of public exhibit. The pygmy hippos are an endangered ...

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 ...

The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec ... “Poppy” is a flower that would match the baby’s mom’s flowery name “Iris.” “Juniper” is an evergreen that would commemorate the baby ...

BRAD KUTNER, BYLINE: I walk into the pygmy hippo pen at the Metro Richmond Zoo, just as the newborn baby follows her mother, Iris, out of a hatch and... KUTNER: That grunting is the baby's father ...

Brad Kutner with Radio IQ went to see this cute, little baby in person. BRAD KUTNER, BYLINE: I walk into the pygmy hippo pen at the Metro Richmond Zoo, just as the newborn baby follows her mother, ...

The zoo says grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds. The zoo said baby hippo hasn’t been named yet and is not yet ready to be in a public exhibit. “This gives mom and baby privacy while ...