HOUSTON — Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new pygmy hippo in town. The Houston Zoo welcomed Akobi recently and he's been getting acquainted with the new home he shares with the bongos. Akobi is a ...

Hannah Shirley is living her best life - a pool to lounge in every day, sprinkler showers and back rubs with a broom. And yes, I did say broom. That is because Hannah Shirley is a pygmy hippopotamus, ...

Moo Deng has a challenger. A hot new hippo bombshell has entered the internet's virtual villa — and she's coming for Moo Deng's crown. If that sentence sounds completely ridiculous, well, it's because ...

Milwaukee County Zoo's new rhino and hippo home is designed both to improve animal care and increase year-round viewing.

Fiona the hippo was the first Nile hippo born at Cincinnati Zoo in 75 years. — -- Fiona the hippo is the viral star splashing her way into hearts and onto the screens of millions around the globe ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched a new experience that allows visitors to meet Poppy, the baby endangered pygmy hippo, up close and personal. Starting Jan. 22, the ...

MOSLEY, Va. — The votes have been tabulated, and the baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been named. “Poppy” was the winner in voting from more than 116,000 ballots, the zoo said in a news ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - Meet the Metro Richmond Zoo’s newest superstar. On Dec. 9, the zoo welcomed a baby pygmy hippo. At just three weeks old, she is capturing hearts, but she doesn’t even ...