Newest pygmy hippo born on US soil gets a name
Poppy was born to parents Iris and Corwan after a 7-month gestation. The baby girl is Iris and Corwin’s third calf in 4.5 years. This birth was also the first time that Iris gave birth underwater. Common hippos typically give birth underwater, but their smaller relatives the pygmy hippo are born on land or in water.
New Celebrity Baby Pygmy Hippo Gets A Flowery Name
Over 100,000 votes poured in to name a baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The winner is a sweet tie-in with the mother hippo's name.
EXCLUSIVE: Name of baby pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo has been revealed
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has revealed on TODAY the name of the baby pygmy hippo born there in December.
A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the ‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in December
The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice between Poppy and Hammie Mae
‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Needs A Name, Zoo Says
Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll. "Poppy" is a leading contender.
Move over, Moo Deng — a US zoo has named its adorable baby pygmy hippo
The famed pygmy hippo even received an upgraded zoo enclosure from Canadian cryptocurrency billionaire Vitalik Buterin, who donated more than $290,000 to Moo Deng’s zoo in Thailand so he could be her “adoptive father,” Viral Press reported.
New baby pygmy hippo now on view at Metro Richmond Zoo
The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to officials.
Meet the newborn pygmy hippo named by 116,000 fans worldwide
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Meet Poppy, the baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia
The United States now has its own pygmy hippo baby to compete with the cute viral hippo babies born in other countries recently.
Votes are in: Meet Poppy, the newly named pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo
The votes have been tabulated, and the baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been named. “Poppy” was the winner in voting from more than 116,000 ballots, the zoo said in a news release on Monday.
Thousands voted to name Virginia’s newborn hippo. Here’s the winner.
Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than ...
MUST SEE: Baby hippo enjoying first swim with mom
In the must-see video above, an adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after the water level was lowered for the little ...
Closing arguments heard during stand your ground trial in Nacho Hippo murder case
Closing arguments began Wednesday in a stand your ground trial for a woman charged with murder in a 2022 shooting at Nacho ...
Judge declines 'stand your ground' defense in Nacho Hippo murder case
A “Stand Your Ground” hearing continued Wednesday for a 2022 murder at Nacho Hippo in North Myrtle Beach.LaFredia Todd is ...