“We’re thrilled to see so many people joining in on the fun of naming our adorable pygmy hippo baby,” the zoo said. A human for scale shows just how small the Metro Richmond Zoo's pygmy ...

It's cold, wet, or snowy, and just all over miserable, but World Hippo Day is February 15! We cannot uphold our unofficial ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. But what ...

As for the latest baby, “I hope she becomes the next Moo Deng,” Lopez tells Kyle Swenson of the Washington Post. The “adorable pygmy hippo calf” is the third one born to parents Iris and ...

Poppy — a viral baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo — got her own livestream on Jan. 13, the Virginia zoo announced.

An adorable baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, had its first swim accompanied by its mom after the water level was lowered for the little hippo’s swim debut ...

Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a Virginia Zoo “just in time for the holidays.” Staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo ...

This is not to say that hippos have a grudge against humans. But except for the pygmy species, that adorable baby hippo with its cute ears will grow up in the wild to weigh more than 2 tons.

The sassy animal is now a full-on brand, with Khao Kheow Open Zoo selling Moo Deng merchandise and even releasing a single “by” the hippo in multiple languages. Meanwhile, Pesto — a baby ...