The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after ...

No crocodiles, or rhinoceroseses, the Internet only likes hippopotamuseses and its wish came true in early December when Virginia's Metro Richmond Zoo welcomed a newborn pygmy hippo.

Watchers, it may be Monday (and thus, full of suffering), but we can still find ways to enjoy ourselves. Now, we've ...

A new pygmy hippo star has taken the internet by storm. A six-week-old pygmy hippo named Mars captured hearts worldwide when his mom gave him the universal "mom stare" after he refused to leave the ...

The John Ball Zoo's newest addition to the family, Hugo the pygmy hippo, is finally viewable in his habitat with his mom, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo's newest residents has made his public debut, almost two months after he was born. Hugo, the baby pygmy hippo, made his first foray into the public side of ...

Hugo and mother, Penelope, are being introduced to zoo members this week with plans to open for the wider public once acclimated to increased attention.