GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope and her male mate, Jahari, are expecting their first calf. John Ball Zoo took to social media Thursday morning to announce the new pregnancy.

Learn more about Kindia, Toronto Zoo’s pregnant pygmy hippo who is due in July and whose calf is the product of international efforts to save the endangered species. Pygmy hippopotamuses have been ...

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Thanks to years of campaigning by wildlife conservation groups, it’s widely known that Africa’s ...

Compared with Africa's other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they're hard to study and dangerous to encounter. Hippos tend to live in ...

A new database of African hippo populations has revealed huge gaps in our knowledge of where the megaherbivores live and thrive, with populations fragmented and reliant on protected areas. A new ...

With only about 2,000 left in the wild, the pygmy hippo's future is increasingly shaped by digital attention driven by one viral animal. Pygmy Hippo Day on April 8 is your yearly nudge to fall in love ...

Happy birthday, Moo Deng: Thai zoo plans three-day birthday bash for viral pygmy hippo - Celebrity calf will see visitors join mass sing-along around her enclosure and eat a hippo-friendly birthday ca ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Nov 04, 2024, 04:50pm EST Haggis the baby pygmy hippo was born in late ...