New research shows that hippos lived in central Europe tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought. Ancient DNA and radiocarbon dating confirm they survived in Germany’s Upper Rhine ...

A new baby pygmy hippo was born at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species. Pygmy ...

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 ...

A rogue hippopotamus capsized a boat packed with passengers in the Ivory Coast, leaving 11 people — including children and a baby — missing, according to authorities. The boat, carrying 14 passengers, ...

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...

Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation's minister ...

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, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

A stubborn baby hippo at a Kansas wildlife park met his match when his mother delivered a look every parent knows. At Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, KS, a 6-week-old pygmy hippo named Mars ...

Rare baby hippo Mars showed the world that maternal authority has no bounds. "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir shared a heartwarming moment at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, just outside Wichita, ...

Baby Hippo’s Adorable Zoomies Are Making Everyone Need a Nap originally appeared on PetHelpful. If you're on social media often and enjoy watching videos of baby animals doing their thing, chances are ...

There appears to be something universal about the “mom stare.” A video of a funny interaction between a baby hippo and his mother has gone viral, racking up over 4.6 million likes as social media ...