Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare pygmy hippopotamus birth occurred at an Arizona zoo in January 2026. Zoo staff decided to let the public select a name from ...

Remember Moo Deng? The pygmy hippo that broke the Internet with her adorable cuteness? Well, there’s a new baby pygmy hippo in town—at Arizona’s Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, to be exact—and ...

With only about 2,000 left in the wild, the pygmy hippo's future is increasingly shaped by digital attention driven by one viral animal. Pygmy Hippo Day on April 8 is your yearly nudge to fall in love ...

The Toronto Zoo cheerfully announced via Facebook that Kindia, a 20-year-old pygmy hippopotamus, is pregnant and expecting a ...

Moo Deng is back in the spotlight — but not for the heartwarming reasons as before. Conservationist Siranudh Scott brought attention back on to the viral pet after calling the pygmy hippo’s living ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) --The San Diego Zoo announced that Mabel, a four-year-old pygmy hippopotamus, gave birth to her first calf -- the first successful pygmy hippo birth at the zoo in over 30 years. Mabel ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A man has been arrested after he was caught climbing into an enclosure of Moo Deng, the adorable pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation, zoo officials said. The Thai man ...

On January 22, 2026, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Arizona welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus. The proud parents? Mom Lollipop and Dad Tootsie Roll. So, it was no surprise that ...

A man has been arrested after he was caught climbing into an enclosure of Moo Deng, the adorable pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation, zoo officials said. The Thai man allegedly entered the ...