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

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The ...

The cute creatures are chatty, family oriented—and facing a shrinking habitat in the remote forests of Ecuador ...

Over 100,000 votes poured in to name a baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. The winner is a sweet tie-in with the mother hippo's name.

Move over Moo Deng, Taipei Zoo’s pygmy hippo Thabo, nicknamed "Soup Dumpling," is set to make his public debut tomorrow in ...

Learn Twa (Pygmy) naming traditions, their fight for identity, and figures who amplify their voices. Discover self-naming and ...

Four-toed hedgehogs are carnivorous animals, so the Tulsa Zoo feeds them a special insectivore pellet diet and adds in cut-up ...

Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash ...

According to the Metro Richmond Zoo, pygmy hippos are an endangered species native to West Africa, where they live in swamps and rivers. The animals do not typically live in groups, and are ...

Taipei Zoo will unveil its newest resident, Thabo the pygmy hippopotamus, to the public on Sunday. It is hoped he will follow ...

Pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 mature hippos remain in the wild, the zoo said. Pygmy hippos are distinctive from regular hippos because they do not live in ...