Metro Richmond Zoo's new experience

Metro Richmond Zoo offering "The Poppy Experience" with a chance to meet the pigmy hippo
For $175 the Metro Richmond Zoo will let you wade into its pygmy hippo enclosure for an up close and personal hippo experience. Why it matters: The money gets you the chance at 30 minutes with Poppy and her mom Iris — from the secure side of a safe barrier.
Metro Richmond Zoo's new experience: Meet pygmy hippo Poppy and her mom
Metro Richmond Zoo has a new unique experience, meet-and-greet with viral pygmy hippo star Poppy and her mom, Iris.
CBS 6 visits Poppy the pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo
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Metro Richmond Zoo reports positive bird flu cases
The zoo says the birds did not live in any of its aviaries, where the public shares a common space with birds.
Visitors at Metro Richmond Zoo can meet endangered pygmy hippo up close in new experience
The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched a new experience that allows visitors to meet Poppy, the baby endangered pygmy hippo, up close and personal.
VIEW: Pygmy hippo livestream at Metro Richmond Zoo
The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris.
Virginia Zoo's Newborn Pygmy Hippopotamus Seen in Photos, Video
A female pygmy hippo named Iris gave birth to a healthy female calf on December 9 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, officials said.
Meet ‘New Deng’: Virginia Zoo’s Latest Addition Is a Baby Pygmy Hippo
Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will allow them to properly bond, zoo officials said. Eventually, the calf will move into the zoo’s publicly viewable indoor pool exhibit, where it will probably endear itself to adoring fans eager for more baby hippo content.
Meet Poppy the baby pygmy hippo in person: What to know about meet-and-greet, ticket cost
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February.
‘Experience of their dreams’: Metro Richmond Zoo launches up-close visits with Poppy
On Tuesday, the Metro Richmond Zoo launched a new experience where guests can meet America’s sweetheart up close and personal.
Metro Richmond Zoo crane that died tested positive for bird flu
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A Virginia zoo got a baby pygmy hippopotamus for Christmas — and you can vote on her name
The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member -- and you can help decide her name. On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia.
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Metro Richmond Zoo reports positive bird flu cases, says public risk is low
Two cases of H5 bird flu have been reported at the Metro Richmond Zoo, marking the first positive test in the zoo’s 30-year ...
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Deceased Metro Richmond Zoo crane tested positive for bird flu
A deceased crane at the Metro Richmond Zoo tested positive for H5 bird flu on Thursday, while a second crane presumptively ...