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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver Zoo’s only hippo will move to the Lone Star State this fall so the organization can conserve water and update the hippo exhibit, which no longer meets ...

Alphabet Inc.'s Q2 results crushed expectations, driven by surging AI demand and explosive cloud profit growth, especially in operating margins. Google raised its AI-driven CAPEX forecast from $75B to ...

Alphabet's plans to spend $10 billion more on capital expenditures this year than previously forecast seem "un-Googly," according to Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik. And that might be holding the stock ...

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo ...

CHONBURI, Thailand — Pudgy internet sensation Moo Deng turned 1 Thursday and, like a true icon, she remains unbothered, moisturized and happy in her lane. Blissfully unaware of the fact that it was ...

Lu the hippopotamus died June 8 at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Born at the San Diego Zoo, Lu arrived at Homosassa in 1964. He was 65. The hippo starred in several movies and ...

Texas has a bevy of state animals. The armadillo, the horned lizard, the Mexican free-tailed bat and the iconic longhorn are just a few creatures people might think of when thinking of Texas. Hippos ...