The John Ball Zoo's hippo calf was born on Sept. 3 to mother Penelope and her mate Jahari. The calf, who is yet to be named, is Penelope's first child. The hippos are doing well, and the zoo's animal ...

An adorable baby pygmy hippo named Mars is keeping zookeepers on their toes at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, ...

John Ball Zoo will reveal the gender of its first pygmy hippo calf this Thursday, marking a milestone for the critically endangered species.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced a much-anticipated naming contest for its new pygmy hippo calf on Friday ...

In a viral video shared by the zoo, they demonstrate the best way to cure the hippo's mischief: calling his mother.

If you haven't met this internet-famous baby pygmy hippo named Mars yet, you're in for a treat. Mars is just over two months old, and everybody adores him. He's feisty, independent, and doesn't like ...

I started recording that, and realized that if that was making me laugh out loud, that the world was going to love it, as ...

In a gender reveal party at the zoo on Thursday morning, proud Papa Jahari took center stage to help unveil his baby's gender.

Mars, a pygmy hippo born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, wants to take you along for a spa day and share some of his favorite tips.

The National Zoological Gardens will host a naming ceremony for a newborn Nile hippopotamus, along with other events, to mark National Children’s Day on October 1. The zoo’s Director General, Dr ...