Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy ... pygmy hippos Iris and Corwin. Poppy is Iris and Corwin's third calf in four-and-a ...

The baby girl is the third hippo calf born to Metro Richmond Zoo resident pygmy hippos Iris and Corwin, and the first born there since fellow pygmy hippo Moo Deng went viral at the end of the summer.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has announced the name of a female baby pygmy hippo born there on Dec. 9. Drum roll, please ...

Common hippos usually give birth underwater, while pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water. The baby hippo arrived around 4:50 p.m., while Iris was laboring in the indoor pool ...

It’s their third calf together. The baby had a watery entrance. “This birth was unique as it was the first time Iris gave birth in water,” the zoo said. “While common hippos usually give ...

The hippo calf was named “Poppy” after a public poll that received over 116,000 votes from 165 countries. Poppy won with 52.8 percent of the vote. An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro ...