The Richmond Flying Squirrels introduced new jerseys that feature the image of the Metro Richmond Zoo’s beloved pygmy hippo, Poppy!

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The pygmy hippo Poppy has been released into the Hippo Haven Habitat at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Like chicks after they hatch, Poppy and her mom, Iris ...

A much larger hippo charges at the aggressive rhino, opening its large jaws and showing its impressive teeth. That’s all it took to convince the rhino to back down. It runs off and joins the ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WITN) - A sad discovery at Emerald Isle this week as a live Pygmy sperm whale calf stranded itself and later died. The NC State Center for Marine Sciences and Technology says ...

Southern sea otters, Suri and Willow, spent two years at Shedd Aquarium preparing to care for otter pups Southern sea otters Suri and Willow returned to California's Aquarium of the Pacific after ...

BEIJING — Dozens of tourists at a China zoo got more than they bargained for when they were observing a hippo. The hippo Zhu Mei was just minding her business when she felt a sensation most ...

LIKE most babies, Moo Deng spends a lot of her time sleeping. But for a few hours a day, the almost five-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound ...

Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his care for about five years, but he never imagined Khao Kheow Open Zoo’s newborn pygmy hippo would become an Internet ...