It's cold, wet, or snowy, and just all over miserable, but World Hippo Day is February 15! We cannot uphold our unofficial ...

Moo Deng, who? There’s a new face at Houston Zoo. Meet Akobi, a four-and-a-half-year-old male pygmy hippo that moved here from San Francisco as part of a breeding recommendation from the ...

Is it any wonder that millions of people turned to a pugnacious baby pygmy hippo for a little relief? Moo Deng was born July 10, 2024, at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, Thailand. In September, ...

The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm? Thailand Dispatch The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new experience has opened up at the Metro Richmond Zoo that offers people the chance to meet Poppy the pygmy hippo, and 8News got a behind-the-scenes look. For those ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- A longtime Houston Zoo exhibit with over 60 years of service will close following spring break, officials announced. The Carruth Natural Encounters building is set to close its ...

Today, we celebrate a local high school athlete hitting a major milestone, get a look at Metro Richmond Zoo’s Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience, see a snap from MJ The Musical and visit a Galentine ...

The Houston Zoo had to say goodbye to the oldest orangutan at the facility after she died unexpectedly. Cheyenne, who was 52 years old, had an emergency veterinary examination Sunday morning after ...

ZOO bosses have seen a bounce in visitors desperate to view a rare pygmy hippo. Haggis was born in Edinburgh Zoo in October and has proved a hit to rival another calf, internet star Moo Deng.