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They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...
Lucky ducks hand-fed Poppy, Iris Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience, Metro Richmond Zoo: View video, photos of endangered species "Since Poppy was introduced to the world, she has gathered a strong ...
There’s a new way to get even more up close and personal with baby Poppy at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Now that Iris and Poppy have moved outdoors, guests can enjoy an up-close, personal encounter with ...
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo's internet-famous pygmy hippo baby, Poppy, has ventured outside just in time for spring. Visitors can now find Poppy and her mother, Iris ...
The pygmy hippo is one of natures last great mysteries Solitary secretive and extremely hard to find scientists know almost nothing about this endangered animal in the wild and what it needs to ...
Poppy will be on view daily. Poppy is nearly four months old and weighs around 80 pounds. According to the zoo, pygmy hippos grow very quickly and by five months, Poppy will be 10 times her birth ...
Lucky ducks hand-fed Poppy, Iris Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience, Metro Richmond Zoo: View video, photos of endangered species "Since Poppy was introduced to the world, she has gathered a strong social ...