The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February ...

“She’s pretty funny,” Lopez said ... an endangered species with only around 3,000 left in the wild. “This baby hippo right here is going to be very important and vital to spread ...

Hippo hooray & Merry Christmas Eve! We’re thrilled to welcome a precious baby pygmy hippo to the zoo family - just in time for the holidays. 🦛🎄 The female newborn arrived on 12/9 to pygmy ...

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. The baby girl is the third hippo calf born to Metro Richmond Zoo resident pygmy hippos ...

The baby had a watery entrance. “This birth was unique as it was the first time Iris gave birth in water,” the zoo said. “While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo ...

Lead Zookeeper Jan Lopez noted that the baby hippo is already gaining a significant fan base. "A lot of people are always saying she's really cute, and she's funny and she's really round," said Lopez.

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.

The baby weighed 15 pounds and has ... “She’s a curious and brave little pygmy hippo. She, like I said, she walks first. She’s pretty funny. She sometimes has her little zoomies and will ...

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“She’s pretty funny,” Lopez said ... an endangered species with only around 3,000 left in the wild. “This baby hippo right here is going to be very important and vital to spread ...