COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced on Friday that a baby pygmy hippo is on the way. Penelope and Jahari, the zoo's pygmy hippos, are expecting their very first calf in mid to late ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Making quite the splash on social media, John Ball Zoo is excited to welcome a new member of the family: a pygmy hippo calf! The staff is excited for more than one reason, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members. The members-only preview continues this week. The zoo ...

A small hippo calf born at Berlin Zoo just 40 days ago hit a significant milestone yesterday when he entered the zoo’s large water basin with his mother. This little adventure was the pair's first ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo has revealed the gender of the pygmy hippo calf that was born last week: It’s a boy! The gender reveal ceremony — which drew an in-person crowd and streamed ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo’s newest residents is making a splash during his public debut. Hugo, the nearly two-month-old pygmy hippo calf, had his first members-only preview on Monday, ...

Hippos are highly social animals that live in groups of around 40 to 200 individuals. However close the group bonds may be, a female hippo will leave the herd when she is about to give birth. She ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WXYZ) — Staff at the John Ball Zoo celebrated a pygmy hippo calf that was born this week, marking a significant milestone for the zoo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re like most animal lovers, you probably can’t get enough of videos showing baby animals exploring their world, especially ...

If you’re like most animal lovers, you probably can’t get enough of videos showing baby animals exploring their world, especially when they have a little spice to their personalities. Enter Hugo, an ...