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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 ...
This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species.
Pygmy hippo Jahari broke news Thursday as he munched into a watermelon filled with blue jello. A couple hundred people ...
Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo has been written up in the New York Times and her own show. Mars, a pigmy hippo in Kansas has garnered international attention while a foursome of baby giraffes a ...
John Ball Zoo is happy to share the birth of a pygmy hippo calf! Zoo staff are excited about the newborn for more than one ...
The John Ball Zoo in Michigan announced the birth of a pygmy hippo calf, the first of its species to be born at the facility ...
The John Ball Zoo's hippo calf was born on Sept. 3 to mother Penelope and her mate Jahari. The calf, who is yet to be named, ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope has given birth to a “little splash of joy,” marking the first calf ...
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The votes are in. The Cincinnati Zoo's bouncing baby hippo is named Fritz. Choosing the name of Fiona's little brother, born August 3, was a group effort. The zoo received more ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan zoo has announced the birth of its pygmy hippo calf. John Ball Zoo announced on Facebook ...
A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.
First-time parents Penelope and Jahari have welcomed their baby, the zoo announced on Facebook, marking the very first pygmy ...