Andelin shared that Iris' other two baby girls are named Violet and Petunia, keeping Poppy in the flower family. The little girl officially made her zoo debut on Friday, Jan. 3, and visitors can ...

The baby pygmy has now been named Poppy - after a flower. The zoo officials had earlier shared a poll asking people to vote and the options given to name the baby hippo were - Poppy (a flower ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Richmond, Va., announced the baby pygmy hippopotamus ’ name on the Today show after a heated worldwide online poll . Co-host Savannah Guthrie first suggested the zoo name the ...