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 ...

A cute baby hippo found itself spinning its wheels on a slippery rock while trying to keep up with a herd of hippos in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Field safari guide and wildlife photographer ...

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 ...

GODDARD, Kan. (KAKE) - One tiny, stubborn hippo is making a big splash on social media, and in real life. Mars, a three-month-old pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, has gone viral after a video ...

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 ...

ABIDJAN, Sept 7: Eleven people, including children and a baby, are missing after a hippopotamus overturned their boat on the Sassandra River in southwestern Ivory Coast, officials confirmed Saturday.

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 ...

On the savanna and in the rivers of Africa, two heavyweights dominate their turf. The hippo, unpredictable and deadly in the water, versus the rhino, a land tank with a lethal horn. Both are ...

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. — John Ball Zoo has welcomed a new member to their growing family. Wednesday, new parent Penelope, a pygmy hippo, gave birth to her first calf, according to John Ball Zoo officials ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...