The male calf, whose name will be voted on later in the year, joins his parents Lizzie and Jamal as the only pygmy hippos at the zoo. Pygmy hippos are native to swamps and rainforests in western ...

Patti, the oldest hippopotamus in U.S. zoos accredited by the Association ... At 3,000 pounds, she was known as the more petite of the zoo's two hippos and received regular supplements and ...

"It is possible to do, we already have experience relocating hippos in zoos nationwide," said David Echeverri Lopez, a spokesman for Cornare, the local environmental authority that would be in ...

For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

Around the world, zoos offer travelers the chance to get up close and personal with hulking rhinos, lanky giraffes, social meerkats, and quivering newborn calves. Aquariums, meanwhile, show you ...

Cecily Tynan meets sloth bears, Nebula the chicken at Philadelphia Zoo Cecily Tynan feeds the Aldabra tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo Cecily Tynan meets sleepy reptile, feeds hippos at ...

They warn that pygmy hippos - who are endangered in the wild ... Many ‘celebrity’ animals are treated as commodities by zoos and exploited to make as much money before their fame wanes ...

She loves hippos and was thrilled to experience the amazing animal encounter on the first ... The zoo responded, "While it’s unlikely she would ever be released into the wild, that possibility always ...