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Meet Poppy, newly named pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo

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Meet Poppy, the Next Moo Deng! Virginia Zoo Names Baby Hippopotamus After Heated Vote

Co-host Savannah Guthrie first suggested the zoo name the baby “Hoda” after co-host Hoda Kotb, who is celebrating her final week on the show this week. Sharing that there were more than 100,000 votes from all 50 states and 165 countries, Metro Richmond Zoo director Jim Andelin shared the news live on the Today show.

Votes are in: Meet Poppy, the newly named pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo

MOSLEY, Va. — The votes have been tabulated, and the baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been named. “Poppy” was the winner in voting from more than 116,000 ballots, the zoo said in a news release on Monday. The female hippo garnered 52.8% of the votes, which came from hippo lovers across 165 countries.

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Name of baby pygmy at Metro Richmond Zoo revealed

The name of a baby pygmy born earlier this month at Metro Richmond Zoo has been revealed! The pygmy hippo has been named Poppy. The announcement was made on the Today Show on Monday morning. The baby arrived at 4:50 p.

New baby pygmy hippo now on view at Metro Richmond Zoo

The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to ...

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Name picked for Metro Richmond Zoo’s new baby pygmy hippo

The Metro Richmond Zoo has released the name of its new pygmy hippo after votes were collected through a poll.

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