A baby pygmy hippo at Zoo Berlin is quickly becoming the internet's latest tiny animal obsession. At a little over a month ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare pygmy hippopotamus birth occurred at an Arizona zoo in January 2026. Zoo staff decided to let the public select a name from ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --The John Ball Zoo in Michigan announced the birth of a pygmy hippo calf, the first of its species to be born at the facility in its history. The Grand Rapids zoo said on social media ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Michigan zoo welcomed a pygmy hippo earlier this week. Penelope gave birth to her first calf Wednesday at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and ...

The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids welcomed its first pygmy hippo calf on Sept. 3. Only 22 institutions in North America are home to the endangered species that went viral with Moo Deng's birth last ...

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 ...

Berlin Zoo has revealed the name of the female pygmy hippopotamus born in May. Brötchen, German for Bread Roll, is the name of the rare mammal, native to West Africa. The calf, born to mother Debbie ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) --The San Diego Zoo announced that Mabel, a four-year-old pygmy hippopotamus, gave birth to her first calf -- the first successful pygmy hippo birth at the zoo in over 30 years. Mabel ...

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 ...