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

As people start to take down their Christmas decorations, a farm for rescued animals is making use of leftover trees. Willowbank Farm, in Piddletrenthide near Dorchester, is taking donated Christmas ...

A Chicago farm is offering an eco-friendly and furry way to dispose of your Christmas tree.The Urban Growers Collective, in ...

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 ...

A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.