Poppy — a viral baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo — got her own livestream on Jan. 13, the Virginia zoo announced.

On Dec. 9, the zoo welcomed a baby pygmy hippo. At just three weeks old ... and she immediately began their bonding process, and we saw some nursing,” said Jan Lopez, one of the lead zoo ...

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

The calf is nursing and growing quickly. The baby has yet to be named." At 5 days old, the newborn had a neonatal exam and she weighed 15 pounds. Fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 ...

Baby pygmy hippos are shiny, tiny, round and sassy. The baby won’t stay small for long. “The calf is nursing and growing quickly,” the zoo said. Soon, she won’t be just “the baby” anymore.

“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. Poppy has already started nibbling on ...

The calf is nursing and growing quickly." The calf now weighs 15 pounds. Fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds. The zoo has not named the baby hippo yet and wants the public to weigh in.

It’s only early January, but last year’s baby pygmy hippo mania is staying strong. Thailand’s feisty Moo Deng became a social media sensation in 2024, taking the world by storm with her knee ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a Virginia Zoo “just in time for the holidays.” Staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo ...

“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 ...