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Hippo Haven offers zoo visitors close-up views of the pygmy hippos on land and in the water. The mother/daughter duo may take a break from swimming to go face-to-face with guests at the pool ...
A guided behind-the-scenes tour of the Hippo Haven habitat's indoor pool. Wading into the water near Poppy and Iris, with a safe barrier inbetween. Potential opportunities to feed Poppy and Iris.
America's princess has made it to the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat. Why it matters: Poppy the pygmy hippo is soaking up the spring sun just like us — and she's ready for visitors. Driving the ...
Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the zoo’s Hippo Haven habitat. The 4-month-old hippo ...
Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the zoo’s Hippo Haven habitat. The 4-month-old hippo ...
The Metro Richmond Zoo has announced its pygmy hippo has made her public debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat. Poppy has been living in an indoor climate-controlled habitat with her mother ...
After making waves nationally, Poppy the pygmy hippo has waddled back to the outdoors at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Poppy and her mother, Iris, have moved to the Hippo Haven habitat after living ...
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The pygmy hippo Poppy has been released into the Hippo Haven Habitat at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Like chicks after they hatch, Poppy and her mom, Iris, lived in ...
The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience costs $175 per person. The Metro Richmond Zoo's $26 admission is required separately and is not included in the Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience ticket price.
Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...