Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person.
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is now offering exclusive meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo, Poppy , for a limited time. The now one-month-old hippo first made headlines after her birth last month, following the social media fervor surrounding Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng this past summer.
Here’s what to know about the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience.
Who is Poppy, the baby pygmy hippo?
Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo’s resident pygmy hippos Iris and Corwin. Poppy is Iris and Corwin’s third calf in four-and-a-half years…