A trainee veterinarian was mauled to death by a pregnant hippopotamus after she entered its enclosure for a medical checkup at a zoo in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Sameeksha Reddy, 27, who ...

A baby pygmy hippopotamus at Berlin Zoo took its first outdoor bath this week after being born on May 9. The young animal ...

The zoo where viral sensation Moo Deng resides is addressing concerns over the pygmy hippo’s living conditions. After conservationist Siranudh Scott garnered attention for calling the conditions of ...

What's so funny about Fritz's tiny voice is that hippos can be extremely loud. According to the San Diego Zoo, hippo grunts ...

A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Staff at John Ball Zoo, with the help of two pygmy hippos, accomplished a historic achievement in animal conservation. The zoo, located in Grand Rapids, welcomed its first-ever ...

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced on Friday that a baby pygmy hippo is on the way. Penelope and Jahari, the zoo's pygmy hippos, are expecting their very first calf in mid to late ...

"Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the Metro Richmond Zoo shared Metro Richmond Zoo Two pygmy hippos in Virginia ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members. The members-only preview continues this week. The zoo ...