Moo Deng—a squishy, shiny, purple-pink pygmy hippo born this summer at a zoo in Thailand, and whose name means “bouncing pig”—has taken the internet by storm. And that might have folks wondering, what ...

When a well-known and loved homeless man nicknamed “Pepe” was killed in the crossfire of a Chicago shooting outside her home ...

This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species.

A Tahlequah native is helping care for baby pygmy hippo Mars at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas, where the young animal ...

A baby pygmy hippo's viral moment at Tanganyika Wildlife Park showed how a mother's stern look works across species. Mars, one of only 3,000 left, learned quickly.

Friends, I hope you're picturing the absolute town-crier vibe of this announcement. This Monday we are collectively gifted by ...

The John Ball Zoo's hippo calf was born on Sept. 3 to mother Penelope and her mate Jahari. The calf, who is yet to be named, ...

The zoo is holding an event on Thursday, Sept. 11, to reveal the gender of the hippo calf with help from father Jahari.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope has given birth to a “little splash of joy,” marking the first calf ...

It’s a boy! Pygmy hippo Jahari, the father of John Ball Zoo’s pygmy hippo calf, helped break the news at a gender reveal ...

Pygmy hippo Jahari broke news Thursday as he munched into a watermelon filled with blue jello. A couple hundred people ...