The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

Virginia’s statewide GOP ticket appears to be making amends and will appear together at a rally in Northern Virginia next ...

Louisa County is selling its 697-acre Shannon Hill Regional Business Park to a Colorado-based data center firm.

A six-year-old Thai boy with terminal cancer was able to meet the internet-famous pygmy hippo Moo Deng as his final wish.

Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...

View photos taken on media day Virginia attraction, Kings Dominion gallery: Rapterra coaster, new menu items The Poppy Pygmy Experience animal encounter where ticket holders were able to touch and ...

With fewer than 2,500 pygmy hippos remaining in the wild, Poppy’s birth is a valuable boost to the species' population. A baby pygmy hippo, named Poppy, made her first appearance outdoors at ...

Baby pygmy hippo Poppy made her public debut at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on March 28, 2025, stepping into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat with her mother, Iris. The pair had been living in a ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is now offering exclusive meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo, Poppy, for a limited time.

After a public vote, the hippo has been named Poppy, zoo director Jim Andelin revealed exclusively on TODAY Jan. 6. The moniker picked up 52.8% of the vote, while the other choice, Hammie Mae ...

EXCLUSIVE: Name of baby pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo has been revealed Fans got to choose between two contenders. Updated Jan. 6, 2025, 5:04 AM PST / Source: TODAY Drew Weisholtz ...

Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo has been named. Drumroll, please. After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named ...