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 ...

While Albuquerque's mayoral election may be headed to a runoff — the winner undecided — polling to decide on the name of a ...

Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members.

Hugo, the baby pygmy hippo, made his first foray into the public side of the hippo enclosure at the zoo on October 27. The ...

Hugo stole hearts when he was born in September at the John Ball Zoo. Now he's at it again, this time making his public debut ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy ...

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police are investigating a bizarre case of trespassing that involves a man slapping a hippo's butt at the L.A. Zoo. A video surfacing on social media shows a man hopping ...

It’s voting time in Albuquerque — not just for mayor, City Council or school board candidates — but also for the name of the ...

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...

If you're a fan of the baby pygmy hippo named Mars at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, let us introduce you to another baby boy named Hugo, who lives at the John Ball Zoo in Grand ...

A rare pygmy hippo born in Edinburgh that became famous worldwide has moved to a new home as part of a conservation programme to help her endangered species. Haggis – named for her resemblance to the ...