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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 ...
The zoo is holding an event on Thursday, Sept. 11, to reveal the gender of the hippo calf with help from father Jahari.
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's hippo calf was born on Sept. 3 to mother Penelope and her mate Jahari. The calf, who is yet to be named, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...