Poppy the baby pygmy hippo celebrates her first birthday at Metro Richmond Zoo.

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Poppy, the popular pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo, celebrated her first birthday recently.

Poppy, the pygmy hippo who quickly garnered national attention after her birth, turned 1 year old on Tuesday. She was born ...

Correction: This article was updated to reflect that Steen said managers of all departments are trying to keep operations lean and that potential 2026 staff reductions are not exclusive to Metropark’s ...

A 25-year-old Baird’s tapir died this week at the Bergen County Zoo, according to a Facebook post from the zoo. “Tonka” arrived at the zoo in 2003 at the age of 3 and lived five years longer than the ...

Tonka, a Baird's tapir who lived at the Bergen County Zoo for more than two decades, has died, the zoo announced this week. Tonka originally arrived in Bergen County in 2003 at age 3. In the years ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has ...

The furloughs will address ‘up to half’ of the projected $3.5 million budget deficit, according to a letter sent to faculty and staff BRISTOL, R.I. — Roger Williams University is mandating that most ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond leaders have released the second draft of a massive plan they say will make housing more affordable and help the city’s neighborhoods thrive. “Code Refresh,” an ...

The annual Christmas event runs from 5-9 p.m. on select evenings from Nov. 18 through Dec. 30. Don’t want to deal with the chilly temps? You can also choose to experience Wild Winter Lights from the ...

CLEVELAND — It’s beginning to look a lot like Wild Winter Lights at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo! The highly anticipated tradition returns just in time for the holidays. Wild Winter Lights presented ...