said that pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species with less than 2,500 mature hippos remaining in the wild. "This birth—like all of Iris' births—plays an important role in helping ...

A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a Virginia Zoo “just in time for the holidays.” Staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo announced the newest addition to ...

Pygmy hippos are legally protected in all four West African countries in their range, although the level of enforcement varies. "Ivory Coast is probably the most well equipped for that," says Flacke.

But there's never more than a couple of feet distance from them. KUTNER: Pygmy hippos are native to West African forests and swamps and are a lot smaller than their Nile hippo counterparts.

Farrell notes that there are “probably only 2,500 to 3,000″ pygmy hippos left in the wild, and currently only inhabit the West African countries of Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone ...

According to the zoo, pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 mature hippos remain in the wild. Officials said pygmy hippos are distinctive from regular hippos because ...

According to the Richmond-area zoo, pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 mature hippos remain in the wild. Officials said pygmy hippos are distinctive from regular ...

Pygmy hippos can be housed and supported at a much lower cost. Huanyuan Zhang, a college lecturer at the University of Oxford who studies West African forest ecology, was surprised to see a sudden ...

A zoo in Virginia has announced the birth of another endangered pygmy hippopotamus. Getty Images/iStockphoto A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a ...