Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool. Keepers and a few guests were there to witness the birth. The ...

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

The pygmy hippo parents, Iris and Corwin ... Iris and the baby were later moved to a "cozy, hay-bedded enclosure exhibit," the release stated. "This gives mom and baby privacy while they bond.

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 ...