Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec. 9 and given an official birth announcement on Dec. 24. The parents are Iris and Corwin.

The Metro Richmond Zoo named its newborn baby pygmy hippo after a worldwide poll Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade ...

Moo Deng ruled the internet in 2024, but a new baby pygmy hippo may be coming for the crown this new year. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the name of its very own baby pygmy ...

RICHMOND, Va. — If you were a fan of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from a Thailand zoo, you're in luck: Poppy, a baby pygmy hippo born just over a month ago on December 9, is now able to be ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has announced the name of a female baby pygmy hippo born there on Dec. 9. Drum roll, please... After a public vote, the hippo has been named Poppy ...

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 ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo said 52,794 people cast their votes to name their new baby Pygmy hippo. But none of the four options — Poppy, Juniper, Hammie Mae and ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9. after a seven-month ...