Hippos are some of the earth’s largest land animals. Their name derives from Greek when they were called “river horses,” ...

Pygmy hippos are the world's smallest species of hippo, and listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List.When they were last assessed globally in ...

Poppy is the third hippo calf born to parents Iris and Corwin, who have two older girls as well. When Poppy is fully grown, she could weigh up to 600 pounds, the zoo said when she was born.

Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, ...

According to the zoo, the 24-year-old Lupe currently lives in the hippo habitat in the African Savanna. She was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and moved to Woodland Park Zoo in 2003.