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

Pygmy hippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller cousin, have been endangered since 2016. They are about half the size of common hippos, weighing less than one-fourth the full size of an adult ...

Reports of baby pygmy hippos in Thailand and in Richmond, Virginia, have garnered much attention for their respective zoos, ...

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 ...

weighing less than one-fourth the full size of an adult common hippo, according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation. Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life expectancy is 27 years.

Watch out, Moo Deng. A new baby hippo has made a holiday entrance and she is soaking up the social media spotlight. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy ...