He's not even a month old, but he's ready for his close-up. This pygmy hippo, born late last year on Dec. 26, is so cute that just watching him chew straw is bringing joy to people around the world.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has a brand-new member -- and you can help decide her name. On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. The baby ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope has given birth to a “little splash of joy,” marking the first calf for her and her mate, Jahari. The 11-pound baby hippo was born on Wednesday, ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Scores of folks gathered at the Metro Richmond Zoo to celebrate Poppy the pygmy hippo's birthday.

In a moment that has melted hearts across the internet, a baby pygmy hippo named Mars refused to get out of a pond at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas – until his mother stepped in with a look that ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- A mother pygmy hippo gave birth to a 12-pound baby Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo, making it the first surviving hippo birth in more than 10 years. The youngster was born ...

Everyone's Losing It Over This Baby Hippo's Perfect 'No Bones Day' originally appeared on PetHelpful. There's no such thing as an ordinary day at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas. With ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — A baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo has a name — it’s Fiona (fee-OH’-nuh). The zoo’s mammal curator Christina Gorsuch says members of the team giving the week-old ...

National Hippo Day (Feb. 15) got its start on Second Life, an online virtual world where the hippo is a hero or sorts as well as the unofficial mascot. However, even if you've never been a Second Life ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- An adorable baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo is growing so fast. Fiona looks tiny for a hippo but she's actually 73 pounds, up from the 29 pounds at her birth. She ...

An 11-pound pygmy hippopotamus calf is the newest member of the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the facility said in a Facebook post on Thursday. The baby hippo, welcomed to the world on ...