CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Scores of folks gathered at the Metro Richmond Zoo to celebrate Poppy the pygmy hippo's birthday.

It’s Poppy’s birthday! The pygmy hippo turned 1 year old on Saturday and Metro Richmond Zoo was more than happy to celebrate.

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance said this week that its beloved hippos' scheduled transfer to a different state this fall has been postponed. In July, the zoo announced Mahali, its Nile ...

A series of heartwarming photos taken at Delhi Zoo show a very new (just two day old) hippo calf, the first born at the zoo in four years. The female calf was born to a nine-year-old hippo on Monday. ...

Gayla Peevey, at age 10, recorded the holiday hit "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1953, leading to a successful ...

An 11-pound pygmy hippopotamus calf is the newest member of the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the facility said in a Facebook post on Thursday. The baby hippo, welcomed to the world on ...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens' prematurely-born hippo, Fiona, now tops the scales at over 200 pounds as she furthers her progress toward joining her parents in the outdoor enclosure. The zoo ...

After Escobar’s downfall and the abandonment of the estate, some escaped from their ponds and made their way into the river.

A pygmy hippopotamus calf swam for the first time in front of viewers. — -- A pygmy hippopotamus calf has splashed into the water with his mom for the first time in front of viewers at the ...

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo opened its new Ladish Co. Foundation Rhino Care Center to the public on Tuesday, Dec. 9. It's the ...