On Tuesday, the Metro Richmond Zoo launched a new experience where guests can meet America’s sweetheart up close and personal ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched a new experience that allows visitors to meet Poppy, the baby endangered pygmy hippo, up close and personal. Starting Jan.

weighing up to 6,000 lbs, while hippos are much smaller and typically weigh around 3,000 lbs. Male elephants are remarkably bigger than female elephants, but the Hippo lacks sexual dimorphism, and it ...

Just like those on the boat in this video, being chased by an angry hippo is a nightmare no one wants to experience! Being semi-aquatic, hippos are built for life in the water. Their ears, eyes, and ...

Since their skin is very sensitive ... essentially “bouncing” along the muddy bottom. On land, a hippo can run up to 19 miles per hour, and their sheer weight and density allow them to ...

Generally hippos are known to form social groups, often made up of females and their young, despite their apparent solitary nature. A hippo family. Image by depositphotos. Dominant males fiercely ...

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Poppy squeaked past the food-themed Hammie Mae with 52.8% of the vote. Momma hippo Iris even got a vote. The zoo set up two piles of food with the names Poppy and Hammie Mae above them.

Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash around in her pool Metro Richmond Zoo There's another baby pygmy ...

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