World-famous Fiona the hippo turns 8!
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati Zoo’s iconic hippo, Fiona, is turning eight years old Friday. In honor of Fiona’s birthday, the zoo is offering guests who purchase an $8 gift the chance to win a ...
Pandas are our laziest celebrities. So why can’t we get enough?
In 1999, when the time came to name the newest panda cub in captivity, a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune joked that the ...
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Zoo expecting new baby tapir this summer, marking a 'huge win' for conservation efforts
Get ready for Watermelon Watch 2025. A resident of the Calgary Zoo is expecting, and zoo staff say the baby is going to look ...
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8News gets behind-the-scenes look at new Poppy the pygmy hippo experience
A new experience has opened up at the Metro Richmond Zoo that offers people the chance to meet Poppy the pygmy hippo, and ...
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Metro Richmond Zoo announces interactive 'Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience'
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.
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Meet Poppy, the Next Moo Deng! Virginia Zoo Names Baby Hippopotamus After Heated Vote
The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby pygmy hippo after a worldwide poll Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade ...
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Move over, Moo Deng — a US zoo has named its adorable baby pygmy hippo
There’s a new hippo in town — and she’s ready to pop into the spotlight. The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the name of its newborn baby pygmy hippo on the “Today Show” Monday after a ...
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Thousands voted to name Virginia’s newborn hippo. Here’s the winner.
Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo has been named. Drumroll, please. After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named ...
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Virginia zoo welcomes pygmy hippopotamus
RICHMOND, Va. — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past five years.
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A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the ‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in December
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 ...
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Poll deciding name for new pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo narrowed to 2 choices
RICHMOND, Va. — The poll that will decide the name of the new pygmy hippopotamus at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been narrowed down to two choices. The zoo originally gave voters four names to ...
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Endangered pygmy hippopotamus born at a Virginia zoo and you can help name her
A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...