The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February.

pygmy hippos also can give birth on land. Step aside, Moo Deng: Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool.

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

because it was the first time Iris had given birth in water. Typically, hippos are born underwater, but pygmy hippo calves can also be born on land, according to zoo officials. After Iris gave ...

“While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water.” Pygmy hippos, known formally as Choeropsis liberiensis, are much smaller than a ...

Common hippos usually give birth underwater, while pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water. The baby hippo arrived around 4:50 p.m., while Iris was laboring in the indoor pool ...

Most common hippos give birth in water, but pygmy hippos also can ... According to the Metro Richmond Zoo, the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience is 30 minutes long and includes: A guided behind-the ...