Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec. 9 and given an official birth ...

“Like a human baby, our little hippo spends her days nursing, sleeping, and pooping, but with one glaring difference — she loves to swim,” the zoo said. According to the zoo, pygmy hippos ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, at the zoo. The Poppy Cam lets hippo lovers ...

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 Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

On December 9, 2024, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Mosely, Virginia welcomed a 15-pound female baby pygmy hippo of its own. Whether this new baby will be as big of a ham as Moo Deng, is still too ...

Reports of baby pygmy hippos in Thailand and in Richmond, Virginia, have garnered much attention for their respective zoos, ...

On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being raised behind the scenes, the youngster made her public debu ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby ... from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Moo Deng, the Baby Pygmy Hippo from Thailand That Has Taken Over the Internet ...

The zoo has closed the pygmy hippo area to zoo visitors for the ... The small hippos face many pressures, including loss of habitat, hunting and human intrusion into their environment.