What to know: Voting ends on Saturday at 11:59pm and people who visit the zoo can vote in person at Hippo Haven, per a release. As an incentive, an in-person vote will be counted twice.

On Jan. 3, she made her public debut, and visitors can now see her and her mother at the zoo’s Hippo Haven. Keepers reported that Poppy is well and learning to be a “pygmy hippo from mom.” ...

Each up-close, personal encounter costs $175. A portion of the proceeds benefits pygmy hippos in the wild. I met the other three guests before we all entered the indoor pool area of Hippo Haven. Donna ...