John Ball Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo made his public debut Monday. Baby Hugo made his first public appearance Oct. 27 for a ...

There are two species of hippopotamus: the common river hippo (Hippopotamus amphibious) and the much smaller pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). The hippo is one of the largest mammals on Earth. On ...

It's the first hippo born at the park in 13 years. — -- There's a new Nile hippopotamus on the block. Disney’s Animal Kingdom announced the arrival of a new baby hippo, born to mom Tuma on Jan.

RICHMOND, Va. — If you were a fan of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo from a Thailand zoo, you're in luck: Poppy, a baby pygmy hippo born just over a month ago on December 9, is now able to be viewed at ...

The next time you go wild swimming, whether in a lake, river or sea, you are probably sharing the water with one of your tiniest, yet closest relatives.

BANGKOK, Thailand — Chances are if you've been on the internet these past few weeks, you've come in contact with an adorable little ball of energy known as Moo-Deng, a two-month-old pygmy hippo who ...