They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. 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 ...

Friday marked the first time visitors could see Poppy, and were treated to views of the hippo mother-and-daughter duo swimming and grazing under the sun. “Iris and Poppy love being outside to ...