Virginia attraction: Metro Richmond Zoo. Metro Richmond Zoo, located in Chesterfield County, is the largest zoological park in the Commonwealth. It is home to over 2,000 animals, which represent 190 ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced "The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" on Tuesday, giving visitors a chance for up-close and personal encounters with the viral baby hippo and her mom.

Metro Richmond Zoo is hosting a Run Wild Race in May, with proceeds benefiting endangered pygmy hippos like Poppy. MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo ...

Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than 116,000 votes from 165 countries.

The zoo says grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds. The zoo says the pygmy hippo is endangered, with less than 2,500 in the wild. Visit the Metro Richmond Zoo’s website for additional ...

A newborn pygmy hippo and her mother Iris are pictured at the Metro Richmond Zoo on December 23, 2024, in Moseley, Virginia Metro Richmond Zoo. Pygmy hippos are different from common hippos as ...

The pygmy hippo parents, Iris and Corwin, gave birth to a third little girl in the past 4.5 years. The Metro Richmond Zoo announced that a baby pygmy hippo was born on Dec. 9, 2024, in Richmond ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the name of its very own baby pygmy hippopotamus on Monday: Poppy. The name was selected after a poll generated more than 116,000 votes across 165 ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo’s new pygmy hippo was born on Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin and needs a name. (Photo: Metro Richmond Zoo) The zoo has narrowed down the following four names for the ...

Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...

Metro Richmond Zoo is hosting a Run Wild Race in May, with proceeds benefiting endangered pygmy hippos like Poppy. MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo ...