The world is getting another Moo Deng. On December 9, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia welcomed a newborn female pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). After some time being raised behind the ...

You're about to fall in love. After all, Moo Deng, a 2-month-old female pygmy hippo from the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, has captured the hearts of just about everyone on the Internet.

The hippo calf, born on August 3 at the Cincinnati Zoo, is hitting his developmental milestones and winning hearts Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - A new baby pygmy hippopotamus has been born at the Montgomery Zoo! The baby, a girl, was born Feb. 9 to mother Lola and father Nile. She has been named Anuket after the ...

The zoo announced on Halloween that Henry the hippo died following a battle with an infection Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

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 ...