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They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...
The pygmy hippo is one of natures last great ... a remote West African rainforest Wei investigates the secret life of the pygmy hippo attempting to unravel its mysteries in the hope that with ...
After spending her first month of life behind the scenes with her mother, Anuket, who made her public debut on March 14, can now be seen by zoo patrons in the Pygmy Hippo nursing suite.
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 ...
Anuket is a female Pygmy Hippopotamus named after the Egyptian goddess of the Nile River. The Montgomery Zoo said Anuket has been spending her first month of life bonding with her mom behind the ...