Officials at the Maryland Zoo welcomed new residents this week! On Friday, officials announced the birth of twin African pygmy goat kids. The male and female were born earlier this week to the ZooÆs ...

The pygmy hippo was born weighing 15.4 lbs. on Feb. 19 at Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced the birth of a baby pygmy hippo. The yet-to-be named hippo was born December 9 to pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin. "The baby arrived ...

First-time parents Penelope and Jahari have welcomed their baby, the zoo announced on Facebook, marking the very first pygmy hippo calf to ever be born at JBZ. Zoo officials said Penelope and her new ...

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GODDARD, Kan. (KSNW) — The Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard made a “baaaa-utiful” announcement Friday afternoon, and it includes 16 tiny hoofs. On the afternoon of May 8, the park’s Nigerian Dwarf ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo, the only place in Virginia to see hippos, said that pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species with less than 2,500 mature hippos remaining in the wild. "This ...

G RAND RAPIDS, Mich. ( WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed ...

A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born in a zoo in Athens, Greece. According to Reuters, the birth marked Attica Zoological Park’s first pygmy hippo in 10 years. The zoo’s wildlife veterinarian, Noi ...