A beary fun winter day with these two! ❄️🐻🐻 #metrorichmondzoo #rva

Our bears and snow leopards enjoyed today's snow/sleet day! ❄️🌨️

Paint Poppy for World Hippo Day on 2/15! 🎨🦛 Join our paint class @ the zoo taught by The Art Factory to create your own Poppy masterpiece. It's a perfect activity for families & friends (ages 5+). Proceeds benefit hippo conservation. More:

When Kendrick’s got the beat (and tonight's halftime show🏈) and Iris + Poppy got the moves, Dr@ke better step back. 🔥🦛💥 #metrorichmondzoo #rva #hippo #poppypygmy #poppyhippo #poppy

🚨 Iris and Poppy 🦛 predict the Eagles will be seconds away from victory... but then the refs... sorry uh- zookeepers... pull the ol' switcheroo. 🏈🔁 Super Bowl "rigging" confirmed. Cause baby now we got bad blood! 🩸🫶🏼

Hey, Melanie! 🦒 The sun's out today, and don't it feel good! 🔆

Poppy 🦛 and Clover 🦒 run the world! 🌎 💗 💅🏼

Iris and Poppy just want to have fun! 💗🦛 #metrorichmondzoo #rva #hippo #poppypygmy #poppyhippo #poppy

Guess who is 8 weeks old today! 🥹💗🦛

Introducing Clover, the newest member of our giraffe family! 🍀🦒 Named after the unique clover-shaped spot pattern on her chest, she's truly one-of-a-kind! 💗 Clover was born on 11/21/24, to Chrissy & Wakati after a 15-month gestation.

Poppy had a routine checkup this morning with our veterinarian. No concerns, just a healthy, happy hippo! 🦛💗🩺 #metrorichmondzoo #rva #hippo #poppyhippo #poppypygmy #poppy

The collab you've been waiting for. 👋🏽 Hey Poppy🇺🇸, Toni🇩🇪, Haggis🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, & Moo Deng🇹🇭! Pygmy hippo girl gang assemble. 💗🦛🦛🦛🦛💗💅🏼

Dun dun... there's something lurking in the pool. Iris knows how to make an entrance... and an exit. 💩🦛 #JawsButMakeItHippo #IrisTheHippoStrikes #PoppyOrPoopy

@PNummers @PoppyThePygmy We do not run the account. It is a Poppy fan page. ☺️

Now booking pygmy hippo behind-the-scenes experiences. 💗 Slip into some waders and safely meet Iris and Poppy in the water. 🦛 This one-of-a-kind experience is only being offered for a short time and capacity is limited. Book: #poppyhippo #poppypygmy

Poppy is America's pygmy hippo princess! 👑 🇺🇸 She's so patriotic. Poppy for President 2028! ❤️🤍💙 #metrorichmondzoo #poppyhippo #poppypygmy

Good morning kisses from Patrick 😘 🦧 #metrorichmondzoo #rva #orangutans

Iris and Poppy 💗 so cute!

@PoppyThePygmy That’s some great footage of Poppy and mom playing! 😍

The zoo is hiring a veterinary technician! 🩺 APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 24 Under the guidance of the zoo veterinarian, the vet tech is responsible for providing high-quality healthcare to all 2,000 animals at the Metro Richmond Zoo. More: