Baby hippos, also known as calves, are adorable and exhibit fascinating behaviors, including yawning. When baby hippos yawn, ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo is leaning into the popular holiday tune “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” to announce the birth of a female calf two weeks ago. In the tune, child star and singer Gayla ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has announced the gender of its four-week old hippopotamus. First-time Nile hippo father Biko smashed a watermelon with the insides dyed blue (with animal-safe food coloring) to ...

Video by @zookeeperguyBaby hippo getting comfy🥰While Mette is not there yet, Maren is now pretty much back to normal, at least in regards to Komtu. Both females are still difficult towards eachother ...

Co-host Savannah Guthrie first suggested the zoo name the baby “Hoda” after co-host Hoda Kotb, who is celebrating her final week on the show this week. Metro Richmond Zoo Poppy the baby hippo and her ...

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media ...

These rare Xolo pups look just like baby hippos, and their breeder is working to save the ancient breed from extinction.