Mars, the six-week-old baby pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas. Melissa Steven, Tanganyika Wildlife Park A new pygmy hippo star has taken the internet by storm. A six-week-old pygmy ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The cutest guessing game in Grand Rapids is about to come to an end! John Ball Zoo's newest tiny resident—an adorable 11-pound pygmy hippo calf—will finally reveal whether ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced a much-anticipated naming contest for its new pygmy hippo calf on Friday afternoon. Zoo staff have chosen three different name options—Hugo, Blitz and ...

Located in Goddard, Kansas, the Tanganyika Wildlife Park is home to an internet-famous baby pygmy hippo named Mars, and his parents, Posie and Pluto. Mars became a star because of his feisty ...

A Ramona Wildlife Center pygmy hippo that was rescued more than two decades ago broke a world record this weekend by becoming the oldest living captive pygmy hippo in recorded history, San Diego ...

With only about 2,000 left in the wild, the pygmy hippo's future is increasingly shaped by digital attention driven by one viral animal. Pygmy Hippo Day on April 8 is your yearly nudge to fall in love ...

On January 22, 2026, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Arizona welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus. The proud parents? Mom Lollipop and Dad Tootsie Roll. So, it was no surprise that ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hugo the baby Pygmy Hippo stole hearts when he was born in September at the John Ball Zoo. Now he's at it again, this time making his public debut in front of smaller crowds ...