On January 22, 2026, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Arizona welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus. The proud ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hannah Shirley, we salute you. How does a pygmy hippo celebrate her birthday? With a watermelon treat and party decorations, of ...

Located in Goddard, Kansas, the Tanganyika Wildlife Park is home to an internet-famous baby pygmy hippo named Mars, and his parents, Posie and Pluto. Mars became a star because of his feisty ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Staff at John Ball Zoo, with the help of two pygmy hippos, accomplished a historic achievement in animal conservation. The zoo, located in Grand Rapids, welcomed its first-ever ...

Hosts Kaitlen Daigle and Lauren Phinney catch up with Matt Fouts, Director of Tanganyika Wildlife Park, to talk about Mars, the viral baby pygmy hippo. Mars was born in late June of 2025 to parents ...

Host Kaitlen Daigle sits down with Angela Hernandez-Cuisick, wildlife rehabilitation supervisor for San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife, to talk about Hannah Shirley, the oldest pygmy hippo in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo's most recent bundle of joy now has a name. After a public naming contest that started just after the baby pygmy hippo was born, the winning name turned out to be: ...