Maybe it was intentional or a coincidence, but Election Day will also be the day that the baby hippopotamus born last month ...

A Kent zoo is celebrating the arrival of its new resident, Haggis the pygmy hippopotamus, who has a worldwide fanbase. The ...

The John Ball Zoo's newest addition to the family, Hugo the pygmy hippo, is finally viewable in his habitat with his mom, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Sedgwick County Zoo is mourning the loss of its last hippopotamus. Sweetie Pie, a 53-year-old hippo, died Wednesday after battling health issues related to her age. Zoo ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo has finally revealed the name of its pygmy hippo calf: Hugo. Pygmy hippo calf born at John Ball Zoo The zoo announced the name Friday afternoon in a social ...

A new baby pygmy hippo was born at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species. Pygmy ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Staff at John Ball Zoo, with the help of two pygmy hippos, accomplished a historic achievement in animal conservation. The zoo, located in Grand Rapids, welcomed its first-ever ...

Longtime favorite Mahali, the Nile hippopotamus, is making a Texas-sized move this fall. This week, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced that the popular pachyderm will be moving to a 3-acre ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

Haggis is being moved as part of conservation efforts for the endangered species (Image: Edinburgh Zoo) The Royal Zoological ...

An 11-pound pygmy hippopotamus calf is the newest member of the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the facility said in a Facebook post on Thursday. The baby hippo, welcomed to the world on ...