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Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo living in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, Thailand, went viral in September 2024. Viewers around ...
The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.
Penelope, one of the zoo’s pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a Thursday social media post. It will be the pygmy ...
Penelope is a relatively new resident at John Ball Zoo. The zoo opened its new pygmy exhibit in June 2023 with Jahari, a male hippo. Penelope soon joined him, moving to Grand Rapids from ...
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February.
A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said ...
Endangered pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo The newborn, who has yet to be named, is the third baby hippo born at the Metro Richmond Zoo within the past five years.