Did you know that despite spending most of their lives in water, hippos can’t actually swim? It may sound odd, but these semi ...

Of course, one of the OGs was Grumpy Cat, but since then, we've had Neil the Seal, Peanut the Rescue Squirrel, and everyone's favorite pygmy hippo, Moo Deng. Most of the time, the reason we love ...

The hippopotamus, alongside the pygmy hippopotamus (a small hippopotamid native to West ... and killed everyone – crushing a human being is a piece of cake for its sharp teeth. A study conducted at ...

The lesser-known pygmy hippo inhabits West Africa and is much smaller ... Poaching is a significant threat to both species, as ivory from elephant tusks and hippo teeth is highly sought after on the ...

Image by Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Elephant from Kruger Park, South Africa. Image via Rob Hooft, CC ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the zoo’s Hippo Haven habitat. The 4-month-old hippo is ...

The Montgomery Zoo this week announced the birth of a female pygmy hippopotamus. Anuket was actually born on Feb. 9 but has spent the last month bonding with her mother behind the scenes ...

Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...

Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy ...

After making waves nationally, Poppy the pygmy hippo has waddled back to the outdoors at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Poppy and her mother, Iris, have moved to the Hippo Haven habitat after living ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The pygmy hippo Poppy has been released into the Hippo Haven Habitat at the Metro Richmond Zoo. Like chicks after they hatch, Poppy and her mom, Iris ...

They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...