pygmy hippo, Poppy and metro richmond zoo

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.
Over 100,000 votes poured in to name a baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The winner is a sweet tie-in with the mother hippo's name.
Poppy was born to parents Iris and Corwan after a 7-month gestation. The baby girl is Iris and Corwin’s third calf in 4.5 ...
KUTNER: To drum up notoriety, the zoo held an online poll to pick a name for the new pygmy hippo. Over 100,000 people weighed in from 165 countries. The winner announced today was Poppy ...