Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Moo Deng ruled the internet in 2024, but a new baby pygmy hippo may be coming for the crown this new year. The Metro Richmond Zoo ...

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

With only about 2,000 left in the wild, the pygmy hippo's future is increasingly shaped by digital attention ...

Before Moo Deng became a viral sensation, baby Obi was making waves with his mom at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia. A YouTube video from Zoos Victoria shows the baby pygmy hippo taking its first swim ...

Pygmy Hippo Day is observed on April 8 to raise awareness and support for conserving this elusive species. The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a smaller, nocturnal relative of the ...

The world's favorite pygmy hippopotamus is stunning in a new, all-natural look. Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo who first stole hearts last summer, is going viral once again for videos and photos showing ...

Moo Deng, who? There’s a new face at Houston Zoo. Meet Akobi, a four-and-a-half-year-old male pygmy hippo that moved here as part of a breeding recommendation from the @zoos_aquariums (AZA) Species ...

Mars, the six-week-old baby pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas. Melissa Steven, Tanganyika Wildlife Park A new pygmy hippo star has taken the internet by storm. A six-week-old pygmy ...

Brace yourself: critical levels of cuteness ahead. Hadari, a 1-year-old male pygmy hippopotamus, recently made a cross-country move — and he’s settling in nicely at his new home. Born at the ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Virginia — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the newest addition to their animal family, a baby pygmy hippo, just in time for the holidays. The newborn pygmy hippo was ...