Last year, photographer Frankie Adamson spent three days returning to a hippo carcass on the edge of the Masai Mara reserve ...

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two ...

Fiona, of Cincinnati Zoo, will turn 8 years old on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. The zoo is holding a birthday fundraiser, and anyone who donates $8 will be eligible to win the Ultimate Hippo Getaway.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February ...

Metro Richmond Zoo There's another baby pygmy hippo livestream coming your way ... The Metro Richmond Zoo announced on Dec. 24 that Iris had given birth to an adorable new baby.

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.

pygmy hippos also can give birth on land. Step aside, Moo Deng: Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool.

Common hippos typically give birth underwater, but their smaller relatives the pygmy hippo are born on land or in water. Poppy arrived on December 9 at 4:50 p.m., with several zookeepers and even ...

It's the, 'I want to do that, but I have to give up all this time with my kids that I'll never get back.' She's enjoying her time with them very much, so giving that up would be a tough push right ...

The newborn, who has yet to be named, can be seen at Hippo Haven at the zoo with her mom, Iris. Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said.

Though standard-size hippopotamuses usually give birth underwater ... people joining in on the fun of naming our adorable pygmy hippo baby,” the Zoo wrote on its social media page.