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

Though most common hippos give birth in water, pygmy hippos also can give birth ... The mother-daughter duo returned to their public exhibit, after a month of private bonding, on Jan. 3, according ...

Baby pygmy hippos can be born on land or in water ... Iris and the baby were moved to "a cozy, hay-bedded enclosure off-exhibit," for privacy while the two hippos bonded after the birth.