Thailand's superstar baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng has some new competition. On Thursday, the Houston Zoo announced it recently ...

From baby elephants and jaguars and the arrival of a rare hippo at the Houston Zoo to the return of a rescued sea turtle to the Gulf of Mexico, the stories are diverse but with one common ...

Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...

The baby had a watery entrance. “This birth was unique as it was the first time Iris gave birth in water,” the zoo said. “While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past ...