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 ...

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 ...

He's not even a month old, but he's ready for his close-up. This pygmy hippo, born late last year on Dec. 26, is so cute that just watching him chew straw is bringing joy to people around the world.

GODDARD, Kan. (KSNW) – Tanganyika Wildlife Park’s new baby pygmy hippo, Mars, made his public debut Tuesday afternoon. Mars was born nearly a month ago to parents Posie and Pluto. Since then, he and ...

Inquiring minds want to know what it’s like being a baby pygmy hippo—and the staff at Tanganyika Wildlife Park didn’t disappoint! They’ve spent the last several months sharing daily updates on Mars, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Pygmy hippo Jahari broke news Thursday as he munched into a watermelon filled with blue jello. A couple hundred people watched anxiously from lookouts as the father of the zoo’s ...

The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids welcomed its first pygmy hippo calf on Sept. 3. Only 22 institutions in North America are home to the endangered species that went viral with Moo Deng's birth last ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope has given birth to a “little splash of joy,” marking the first calf for her and her mate, Jahari. The 11-pound baby hippo was born on Wednesday, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Michigan’s latest baby pygmy hippo calf officially has a name. John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids announced its month-old baby is officially named Hugo. The name was chosen by a ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past five years. The ...

It's a boy! Michigan zoo welcomes adorable newborn pygmy hippo calf Born September 3rd at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this baby pygmy hippo had a sweet gender reveal when dad Jahari ...