Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.
Over 100,000 votes poured in to name a baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The winner is a sweet tie-in with the mother hippo's name.
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, has revealed on TODAY the name of the baby pygmy hippo born there in December.
The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice ...
More than 100,000 people from around the world cast a vote to name the baby hippo recently born at the Metro Richmond Zoo.
Whether they voted to name her Hammie Mae or Poppy, most visitors CBS 6 spoke with at the Metro Richmond Zoo agreed the new baby pygmy hippo born just a few weeks ago is adorable.
Remember Thailand's viral baby pygmy hippo, Moo Deng ... The winner announced today was Poppy, a flower like her mother, Iris. Hammie Mae, in honor of Virginia hams, came in second.