Click here for the zoo's pygmy hippo naming poll. The hippo was born Dec. 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin. "The baby arrived around 4:50 p.m. while Iris was laboring in the indoor pool.

The baby has not yet been named. The Metro Richmond Zoo is holding a poll to decide her name with 4 options to choose from: Poppy, Juniper, Hammie Mae or Omi. Officials say already over 14,000 ...

The public picked “Poppy” as the hippo’s name, which was announced by the zoo in the morning on Monday, Jan. 6. The baby hippo was born on Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin, according to the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced last week that one of their pygmy hippos gave birth to a healthy baby girl earlier in December. Zoo officials say the baby was born on December ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced last week that one of their pygmy hippos gave birth to a healthy baby girl earlier in December. Zoo officials say the baby was born on December ...