For the first time in 26 years, the Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a healthy baby hippopotamus as a surprise Halloween treat. The zoo’s female hippopotamus, Mara, went into labor around 1 ...

Just when you thought Moo Deng was the only celebrity baby pygmy hippopotamus taking the world by storm in 2024, along comes another one. A new baby pygmy hippo in Scotland is following in three-month ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The ABQ BioPark got a new resident on Tuesday morning when Duke City’s favorite hippo, Karen, gave birth to a brand new baby. The cameras were rolling when the little one ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo made his public debut Monday. Baby Hugo made his first public appearance Oct. 27 for a members-only preview event. The exclusive event ...

The common hippo is native to the sub-Saharan regions of Africa. Baby hippos are undoubtedly some of the cutest semiaquatic animals. However, they grow up to be some of the largest and most dangerous ...

Nov. 10—The Albuquerque BioPark Zoo announced the death of a hippo on Sunday, just days after his baby was named. Moe, the 52-year-old Nile hippo, died on Sunday after experiencing a dental disease ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque BioPark is sharing fun facts about how Karen the hippo gave birth to Maisy. The BioPark says Nile hippo mothers choose to give birth in the water or on land.