Poppy (pygmy hippopotamus)
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Poppy (born December 9, 2024) is a pygmy hippopotamus from the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. She is cousins with Moo Deng, another pygmy hippopotamus who also went viral online during the same year.[1]
Life
At her birth in December 2024, she weighed 15 pounds. She was born underwater, being the first of Iris' calves to do so. A vote was held on what to name her. After receiving over 116,000 votes, the name Poppy was chosen, with Hammie Mae coming in second.[2][3] In January 2025, the zoo started the online "Poppy Cam" livestream.[3][4] She was moved to the Hippo Haven habitat in March.[5][6]