With only about 2,000 left in the wild, the pygmy hippo's future is increasingly shaped by digital attention driven by one viral animal. Pygmy Hippo Day on April 8 is your yearly nudge to fall in love ...

Move over, Moo Deng — America has a new baby pygmy hippo to obsess over. Meet Jellybean, the newest breakout star at Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona, about 20 miles outside of Phoenix ...

On January 22, 2026, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Arizona welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus. The proud parents? Mom Lollipop and Dad Tootsie Roll. So, it was no surprise that ...

See adorable baby pygmy hippo get sassy when it's time to go inside Mars, a baby pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, has a very strong opinion about going back inside. It becomes a daily ...

A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus, raising hope for a species that’s becoming rare in the wild. The yet-to-be-named male pygmy hippo calf, ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- A pygmy hippo calf died only one week after being born at the San Diego Zoo. The zoo tweeted out a photo of the baby hippo, asking its followers to share sympathy with ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A man has been arrested after he was caught climbing into an enclosure of Moo Deng, the adorable pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation, zoo officials said. The Thai man ...

Mars, a pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, was gifted his very own personalized pumpkin with his face carved on it. Watch mountain lion cub survive thanks to lifesaving blood transfusion Watch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare pygmy hippopotamus birth occurred at an Arizona zoo in January 2026. Zoo staff decided to let the public select a name from ...