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.

Watch Poppy hang out with her mom Iris via the Metro Richmond Zoo’s live Poppy Cam.

Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Richmond, Va., announced the baby pygmy hippopotamus ’ name on the Today show after a heated ...

An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after ...

Well friends, here’s a potential antidote to your woes: a newborn pygmy hippo right here in the region. On Christmas Eve, the ...

The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to ...

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

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.

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 ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has revealed on TODAY the name of the baby pygmy hippo born there in December.

The hippo calf was named “Poppy” after a public poll that received over 116,000 votes from 165 countries. Poppy won with 52.8 percent of the vote. Baby Pygmy Hippo Makes a Splash With Mom in ...