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

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced "The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" on Tuesday, giving visitors a chance for up-close and personal encounters with the viral baby hippo and her mom.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched a new experience that allows visitors to meet Poppy, the baby endangered pygmy hippo, up close and personal.

Fewer than 2,500 mature pygmy hippos remain in the wild, according to the zoo. The species is native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa, where it's threatened by poaching and loss of habitat.

The Metro Richmond Zoo hosted a naming contest for the female baby pygmy hippo born Dec. 9 ... Iris and Poppy are on habitat at the zoo and can be seen by visitors in the indoor pool area.

The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view ... they will move to the outdoor habitat, which has a large pool with underwater viewing windows.

“This birth was unique as it was the first time Iris gave birth in water,” the zoo ... of habitat and hunting. Zoos are part of an effort to preserve the species, so every pygmy hippo baby ...

Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash around ... will move to an outdoor habitat, which includes a large ...

If you happened to be a pygmy hippo born in 2024, then you’re an internet superstar. The world first went bonkers for Moo Deng, a tiny hippo born in a Thailand zoo. Next came Haggis, a wee hippo ...

There's another baby pygmy hippo livestream ... to the Metro Richmond Zoo in their indoor pool area. When the weather gets warmer, the duo will move to an outdoor habitat, which includes a large ...

The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo ... Africa. Habitat loss and hunting have decimated their population numbers. Although endangered, pygmy hippos breed ...