NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – A winter storm swept through New Jersey on Sunday, leaving behind a blanket of snow. Thundersnow, when lighting and thunder happen during a snowstorm, was also reported near Essex County, according to the National Weather Service. Here’s how much snow accumulated across the Garden State as of 6:15 a.m. Monday, according […]

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.

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced "The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" on Tuesday, giving visitors a chance for up-close and personal encounters with the viral baby hippo and her mom.

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.

The new baby pygmy hippopotamus that was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in December is now on view at the zoo, according to officials.