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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.
The John Ball Zoo's pygmy hippo calf is a boy! In a gender reveal party at the zoo on Thursday morning, proud Papa Jahari ...
MLive was there as the community members gathered to see father Jahari reveal the gender of the zoo’s newest addition. Check ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A big day in my neighborhood of Grand Rapids. John Ball Zoo revealed the gender of the Pygmy Hippo born last week. The father had knocked the watermelon inside the exhibit behind ...
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, is Penelope's first child. The hippos are doing well, and the zoo's animal ...
Friends, I hope you're picturing the absolute town-crier vibe of this announcement. This Monday we are collectively gifted by ...
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 ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope has given birth to a “little splash of joy,” marking the first calf ...
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 ...
A Tahlequah native is helping care for baby pygmy hippo Mars at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas, where the young animal ...
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Pygmy hippo calf born at John Ball Zoo

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The ...