Mars is a pygmy hippo calf born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in June to his mother Posey. He has recently become an internet sensation. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Kansas has a superstar. He’s ...

Baby hippos can be quite a handful. They are naturally rebellious and exhibit highly rambunctious behavior on a daily basis. The Thai baby pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, is one particularly sassy, famous ...

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 ...

A rogue hippopotamus capsized a boat packed with passengers in the Ivory Coast, leaving 11 people — including children and a baby — missing, according to authorities. The boat, carrying 14 passengers, ...

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...

Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation's minister ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan zoo has announced the birth of its pygmy hippo calf. John Ball Zoo announced on Facebook that first-time parents Penelope and Jahari welcomed their 11-pound baby on ...

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, 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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita girl paid respects to her favorite animal at the Sedgwick County Zoo. The zoo bid farewell to a beloved resident, Sweetie Pie the hippo, last week. She had called the ...

There’s a new viral baby animal taking over the internet. Mars, the pygmy hippopotamus was introduced to the world in July by the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas—and has been a star ever ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County Zoo announced the death of a local hippopotamus on Wednesday. Zoo officials said Sweetie Pie, a 53-year-old hippo, died after battling ongoing health issues ...