The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds, according to ...

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

The zoo says grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds. The zoo said baby hippo hasn’t been named yet and is not yet ready to be in a public exhibit. “This gives mom and baby privacy while ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.

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 ...