Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool ... Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea?

The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member -- and you can help decide her name. On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia.

"Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years." MORE: New video of pandas at National Zoo released This is the first time Iris ...

According to the Metro Richmond Zoo, the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience is 30 minutes ... Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month. She is the third baby hippo born at the zoo within five years. The zoo ...

The Woodland Park Zoo is saying goodbye to its last hippo ... Woodland Park has been working with the national Hippo Species Survival Plan, a program where zoos work together to manage populations ...

CINCINNATI — Baby hippo watch is on at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio, as caretakers said the expectant mother has begun to show signs of labor on Wednesday. Zoo officials said they don't believe ...

Poppy, the Internet's New Favorite Pygmy Hippo, Finally Has Her Own Livestream: Here's How to Watch Brandie Smith, the National Zoo's director, shared that the Giant Panda Cam educates and ...

According to the Richmond-area zoo, pygmy hippos are an endangered West African ... But maybe not for much longer. The Oklahoma National Stockyards — the last big-city stockyard in the U.S ...