Pygmy hippos have become an internet favorite for their shiny bodies and adorable behavior. Here's what to know about this lesser-known hippo species.

Keepers at Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo bid farewell to Haggis, a critically endangered – and colossally adorable – pygmy hippo who went viral after the zoo initiated a rivalry with Thailand’s Moo ...

Tiwai Island, newly inscribed as Sierra Leone’s first Unesco World Heritage site, is home to rare wildlife and a remarkable ...

Haggis is being moved as part of conservation efforts for the endangered species (Image: Edinburgh Zoo) The Royal Zoological ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — It’s a boy! Pygmy hippo Jahari, the father of John Ball Zoo’s pygmy hippo calf, helped break the news at a gender reveal event on Thursday, Sept. 11 at the zoo in Grand Rapids. The ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo announced the sex of their new pygmy hippo calf Wednesday. Born last Wednesday to mother Penelope, who is a first time mother, the new baby hippo was revealed to be ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- John Ball Zoo’s adorable baby pygmy hippo has a name -- Hugo. The zoo announced the name Friday, Oct. 3 in a Facebook post. Hugo was born Sept. 3, weighing 11 pounds, to his pygmy ...

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland are bidding a fond farewell to Haggis the pygmy hippo ahead of her last weekend in ...