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Poppy the Pygmy Hippo: New Hope for Endangered Species

1/27/2025

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The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, joyfully welcomed Poppy, a female pygmy hippo, on December 9, 2024. Named through a global poll that garnered over 116,000 votes, Poppy symbolizes hope for her endangered species, with only around 2,500 pygmy hippos left in the wild, threatened by habitat loss and poaching.

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The Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, joyfully welcomed Poppy, a female pygmy hippo, on December 9, 2024. Named through a global poll that garnered over 116,000 votes, Poppy symbolizes hope for her endangered species, with only around 2,500 pygmy hippos left in the wild, threatened by habitat loss and poaching.