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

The endangered species became a trending topic and meme worldwide, all thanks to Moo Deng, the newborn hippo at a zoo in Thailand who captured the hearts of people far and wide. The famed pygmy ...

If you happened to be a pygmy hippo born in 2024, then you’re an internet superstar. The world first went bonkers for Moo Deng, a tiny hippo born in a Thailand zoo. Next came Haggis, a wee hippo ...

Step aside Moo Deng, there’s a new pygmy hippopotamus in town. Earlier this month, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, welcomed a baby female pygmy hippo calf whose name will be decided ...

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

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