Thousands voted to name Virginia’s newborn hippo. Here’s the winner.
Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than ...
Poppy the baby pygmy born in December 2024 has her first swim with her mother
The Virginia Richmond Zoo has named its baby hippo Poppy following an online poll. Born on December 9, Poppy is a pygmy hippo ...
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Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson came face to face at the 2025 Golden Globes when Diesel took the stage to present the prize for ...
Businesses plead for visitors as Halls Gap reopens after Grampians fire
The popular tourist town has been closed for 18 days as fire ripped through 76,000 thousand hectares of national park and ...
The National Zoo's New Pandas Delight in D.C.'s Snowfall Before Making Public Debut
The Smithsonian's National Zoo shared a video Monday, Jan.6, of its two new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, playing in the snow in Washington, D.C., before their public debut.
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The votes are in: Richmond Metro Zoo announces name of its hippo calf born in December
The votes are in, and the Richmond Metro Zoo has announced a name for its hippopotamus calf born before Christmas.