The moniker picked up 52.8% of the vote, while the other choice, Hammie Mae, notched 47.2%. More than 116,000 votes from 165 countries were cast. “It was close,” Andelin said on TODAY about ...

More than 116,000 votes from 165 countries narrowly topped Hammie Mae, claiming 52.8 percent of the votes, carrying all 50 states "Princess Poppy is the people’s choice," zoo officials stated.

But none of the four options — Poppy, Juniper, Hammie Mae and Omi — got over 50% of the vote that closed Tuesday, so the top two names are headed to a runoff. It was overnight that the baby ...

The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice between Poppy and Hammie Mae Elizabeth Gamillo Many residents of Bend ...