They’re endangered pygmy hogs (Porcula salvania), the world’s tiniest wild pigs, who are growing up at a conservation breeding center in northeast India. At a glance, these dark brown mammals, barely ...

Hannah Shirley—the world’s oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in managed care—has celebrated her 52 nd birthday in style this with week with a very appropriately themed party. Born on November 22, 1973, ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Hannah Shirley, the world’s oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in managed care, is celebrating her 52nd birthday at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. The ...

Watchers, it may be Monday (and thus, full of suffering), but we can still find ways to enjoy ourselves. Now, we’ve previously introduced Mars to our readers, but we’ve never taken a deep dive into ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo’s newest residents is making a splash during his public debut. Hugo, the nearly two-month-old pygmy hippo calf, had his first members-only preview on Monday, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hugo the baby Pygmy Hippo stole hearts when he was born in September at the John Ball Zoo. Now he's at it again, this time making his public debut in front of smaller crowds ...

John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats had a dream, and one of the few things he remembered upon waking was an album title: Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan. You can guess where this is going.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members. The members-only preview continues this week. The zoo ...