The Milwaukee County Zoo opened its new Ladish Co. Foundation Rhino Care Center to the public on Tuesday, Dec. 9. It's the final phase of the more than $50 million Adventure Africa upgrade. The ...

SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo's only hippopotamus is moving to a new home later this month, the zoo said in a release Thursday. The zoo's only hippo, Lupe, will be moving to her new home where she can ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members. The members-only preview continues this week. The zoo ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance said this week that its beloved hippos' scheduled transfer to a different state this fall has been postponed. In July, the zoo announced Mahali, its Nile ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo is getting ready to officially open a brand-new pygmy hippo exhibit. This comes less than three weeks after the zoo’s new pygmy hippo, Jahari, suddenly attacked and ...

Moo Deng has helped pygmy hippos capture global attention, but these animals are far more mysterious than their cute appearance suggests. This video explores how pygmy hippos live, what makes them ...

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the newest members of the Metro Richmond Zoo made her outdoor debut last week. Poppy the pigmy hippopotamus was born back in December, and had been staying in a ...

Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, and there are less than 3,000 in the wild Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo, has taken over the internet with her cuteness — but her fame has come with a cost. The ...

A pygmy hippo attacked and killed an antelope as the two animals were being introduced to one another at a Michigan zoo. John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids said the sitatunga antelope named Chopper was ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A male sitatunga was killed Tuesday after he was attacked by a pygmy hippo in a new John Ball Zoo exhibit, officials announced. The sitatunga, named Chopper, was introduced to ...

SEATTLE — Water Lily, Woodland Park Zoo's 45-year-old hippopotamus, underwent dental surgery on Wednesday, according to a blog post. The north Seattle zoo said Thursday Lily is "healing well" after ...