The Houston Zoo announced the arrival of Akobi, a 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus from San Francisco, who comes to Houston ...

Edinburgh Zoo welcomes Haggis, an adorable pygmy hippo calf, joining the ranks of online stars like Thailand's Moo Deng.

The Edinburgh Zoo has launched a cuteness contest between Haggis, its newborn pygmy hippo, and Moo Deng, the adorable mini ...

But there are only 2,500 pygmy hippos living in the wild in West Africa, where poaching and habitat loss have made them an ...

There are just an estimated 2,000 that remain in the world, mainly in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast, due ...

Born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, the hippo is already gaining popularity, following in the footsteps of viral sensation Moo Deng ...

Akobi, the pygmy hippo, has joined Houston Zoo to aid in species conservation through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' ...

An "incredibly rare" female baby hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo. The tiny endangered pygmy hippo calf, named Haggis, arrived on 30 October and zookeepers said her personality was ...

A new social media sensation has been born at Edinburgh Zoo - meet Haggis the pygmy hippo. After Moo Deng sent the internet ...

"Pygmy hippos live only in a small space in a couple of countries in West Africa. Because people need space themselves, it's shrinking their habitat." Farrell helps to look after Ptolemy at the ...

"Pygmy hippos live only in a small space in a couple of countries in West Africa. Because people need space themselves, it's shrinking their habitat." Farrell helps to look after Ptolemy at the ...