The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo living in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, Thailand, went viral in September 2024. Viewers around ...

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A hippo born at the city zoo on Saturday night is healthy and active. The yet-to-be-named baby hippo was born to Vimala, a 13-year-old hippo, and Gokul, a 11-year-old hippo that died on January 31 ...

Even Tipkantha says the zoo hasn’t seen rising awareness “for now.” But the zoo is planning “to monitor the public awareness” after it announces its partnership with the Taï Hippo Project.

Poppy the baby hippo and her mother, Iris. Metro Richmond Zoo Sharing that there were more than 100,000 votes from all 50 states and 165 countries, Metro Richmond Zoo director Jim Andelin shared ...

Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo has been named. Drumroll, please. After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named ...

Rebecca Weidner, with Emerie, 6, and Wells, 3, vote for the name of the new baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo on Friday. The name Poppy got the most votes in the contest.

A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said.

Fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds, the zoo said. According to the zoo, the pygmy hippo is an endangered species native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa.