A baby pygmy hippo's viral moment at Tanganyika Wildlife Park showed how a mother's stern look works across species. Mars, ...

At Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, KS, a 6-week-old pygmy hippo named Mars became an internet sensation after refusing ...

Fortunately, Moo Deng's caretakers at Khao Kheow Open Zoo have heard your cries. The Thai zoo has launched a 24-hour livestream of its pygmy hippo enclosure, giving people the world over a chance to ...

In a moment that has melted hearts across the internet, a baby pygmy hippo named Mars refused to get out of a pond ... Mars has been described as healthy, playful – and an expert napper. His birth is ...

See baby hippo refuse to get out of pool until he gets ‘mom stare' Pygmy hippo Mars didn’t listen to the zoo caretaker when play time in the pool was over, so his mom, Posie, had to step in.

“Every pygmy hippo birth, whether in human care or in the wild, is crucial for the ongoing survival of the species,” stated Dr. Samantha Russak, Curator of Research and Welfare at the park.

A mother pygmy hippo gave birth to a 12-pound baby Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo, making it the first surviving hippo birth in more than 10 years.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- A mother pygmy hippo gave birth to a 12-pound baby Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo, making it the first surviving hippo birth in more than 10 years.