Today Moo Deng is the most famous animal on the planet — for now. Nearly 175 years before Moo Deng took the internet by storm, another exotic hippo helped save the world’s first modern zoo.

Poppy was so smooth compared to Iris. And I loved Poppy’s ears and eyes when she was trying to munch the lettuce' ...

the sloth bears and the planet!” In addition, the Cincinnati Zoo has free Valentine’s Day cards on their website for anyone to send to their family and friends. The cards feature hippo ...

The hippo calf was named “Poppy” after a public poll that received over 116,000 votes from 165 countries. Poppy won with 52.8 percent of the vote. Baby Pygmy Hippo Makes a Splash With Mom in ...

The zoo has had to install CCTV cameras and limit visitor numbers at her enclosure as well as ask visitors to stop throwing objects or making loud noises to goad her. They warn that pygmy hippos ...