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Poppy Baby Pygmy Hippo Has Her 1st Swim

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Newest pygmy hippo born on US soil gets a name

Poppy was born to parents Iris and Corwan after a 7-month gestation. The baby girl is Iris and Corwin’s third calf in 4.5 years. This birth was also the first time that Iris gave birth underwater. Common hippos typically give birth underwater, but their smaller relatives the pygmy hippo are born on land or in water.

New Celebrity Baby Pygmy Hippo Gets A Flowery Name

Over 100,000 votes poured in to name a baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The winner is a sweet tie-in with the mother hippo's name.

Poppy the Baby Pygmy Hippo Has Her First Swim

Poppy the pygmy hippo calf recently got her first taste of swimming. The baby was born at Virginia's Metro Richmond Zoo, in early December. Poppy is part of a very special club. Native to west Africa,

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Closing arguments heard during stand your ground trial in Nacho Hippo murder case

Closing arguments began Wednesday in a stand your ground trial for a woman charged with murder in a 2022 shooting at Nacho ...

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Thousands voted to name Virginia’s newborn hippo. Here’s the winner.

Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than ...

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A Virginia Zoo Now Has Its Own Moo Deng—See the ‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Born in December

The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice ...

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