Poppy, the pygmy hippo who quickly garnered national attention after her birth, turned 1 year old on Tuesday. She was born ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Fans of Poppy can now keep up with the baby pygmy hippo's adventures in real time. The Metro Richmond Zoo announced Monday that Poppy Cam, showing an overhead view of the zoo's indoor ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo received a new addition to the family after the zoo received its first White-handed gibbon birth in 10 years. The endangered White-handed gibbon parents ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Poppy, the popular pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo, celebrated her first birthday recently.

RICHMOND, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced last week that one of their pygmy hippos gave birth to a healthy baby girl earlier in December. Zoo officials say the baby was born on December 9th ...

Two cases of H5 bird flu have been reported at the Metro Richmond Zoo, marking the first positive test in the zoo’s 30-year history. (Metro Richmond Zoo) RICHMOND, Va. – Two cranes died of bird flu at ...

The votes are in, and the Richmond Metro Zoo has a name for its hippo calf born in December. Poppy was announced as the decisive choice of those who voted online or in person. Poppy won the overall, U ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has welcomed six cheetah cubs, which guests can now view in the species’ public habitat at the zoo. According to the Metro Richmond Zoo, six ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member -- and you can help decide her name. On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. The baby ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced on Monday that two of their cranes, recently deceased, had tested positive for the H5 bird flu. The zoo said a deceased crane had tested positive for ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo is leaning into the popular holiday tune “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” to announce the birth of a female calf two weeks ago. In the tune, child star and singer Gayla ...