In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.

The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia stretched into a third day Thursday as trash piled up in some areas and more than 30 Medical Examiner’s Office staffers were ordered back to ...

Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo living in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, Thailand, went viral in September 2024. Viewers around ...

John Ball Zoo is expecting a new addition. Penelope, one of the zoo’s pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a ...

Viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng will turn one next week—and crypto degens are pumping her unofficial Solana meme coin.

The pygmy hippopotamus is endangered, with fewer than 2,500 remaining in the wild. Major threats to hippo conservation include habitat loss as wetlands are drained for agriculture, hunting for meat ...

HOMOSASSA, Fla. (WFLA)—Lu, the beloved hippo at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, has died. Florida State Parks announced the passing of Lu on Sunday night. “For over ...