Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced its pygmy hippo has made her public debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat. Poppy has been living in an indoor climate-controlled habitat with her mother, Iris, ...

A beloved habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was named one of the best in America. The award was one of several the zoo received from USA TODAY readers on Wednesday, March 18, in the ...

Having watched this clip, it’s hard to miss the caution lions show around hippopotamuses. Even though lions are often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. She and her mom ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The pygmy hippo Poppy has been released into the Hippo Haven Habitat at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Like chicks after they hatch, Poppy and her mom, Iris, lived in a ...

They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the zoo’s ...

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the newest members of the Metro Richmond Zoo made her outdoor debut last week. Poppy the pigmy hippopotamus was born back in December, and had been staying in a ...

The illustrious Moo Deng has attracted a frenzy of attention. But in the wild, her species is quietly disappearing. Every day for the last few weeks, thousands of people have made their way to Khao ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo made his public debut Monday. Baby Hugo made his first public appearance Oct. 27 for a members-only preview event. The exclusive event ...

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 ...