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

The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?

The Metro Richmond Zoo's $26 admission is required separately and is not included in the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience ticket price. How do you book the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience? Guests can ...

It is a lot for a six-month-old pygmy hippopotamus, this life of intense ... line with his wife Anisi Baigude, a children’s book illustrator. “I used to scoff at these trends, but now I ...

Looking for a quick beach escape from Bangkok? Pattaya is just a two-hour drive away and offers so much more than its wild ...

Mostly, Moo Deng ignores the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who have schlepped to an out-of-the-way zoo for one reason: her. She is, somewhat unaccountably, Thailand’s most famous creature in ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo, is quickly gaining global fame. She is the third calf born to Iris and Corwin. The zoo offers a unique chance to meet Poppy and her mother up close ...