Adoring fans from around the world converged in Thailand this week to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation. John Yang reports.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris.

A male pygmy hippo – the same species as Thailand's viral Moo Deng – was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas ...

The pygmy hippopotamus is endangered, with fewer than 2,500 remaining in the wild. Major threats to hippo conservation include habitat loss as wetlands are drained for agriculture, hunting for meat ...

This 51-year-old pygmy hippo just set a world record Hannah Shirley was rescued from a California residence in 2002. By Popular Science Team Published May 28, 2025 5:23 PM EDT ...

A Ramona Wildlife Center pygmy hippo that was rescued more than two decades ago broke a world record this weekend by becoming the oldest living captive pygmy hippo in recorded history, San Diego ...

The pygmy hippopotamus, a smaller and lesser-known relative of the common hippopotamus, navigates its rainforest habitat with a distinctive movement style. This enigmatic creature, native to the lush ...

Poppy, the pygmy hippo of Metro Richmond Zoo, has taken her first steps outside in time for Pygmy Hippo Day.

MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. She and her mom Iris have been living in a climate-controlled indoor habitat ...

Poppy the pygmy hippo, previously living in a climate-controlled environment, has made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. The nearly four-month-old Poppy, weighing ...

Poppy pygmy hippo, mom Iris may now be viewed in outdoor Hippo Haven at Metro Richmond Zoo 'Iris and Poppy love being outside to soak up the sun and shade. Their habitat features a large pool ...

This marks the eighth pygmy hippo birth at the Montgomery Zoo in the past nine years.