The young hippo, now named Bumpy, is adjusting well to his new home at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust after being rescued by Kenya ...

Meet Bumpy, an orphaned baby hippo with a heartbreaking backstory.

One of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s most famous residents is going to be a big sister! The zoo announced a fourth member is going to join its Nile hippo bloat Monday after a series of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope and her male mate, Jahari, are expecting their first calf. John Ball Zoo took to social media Thursday morning to announce the new pregnancy.

On January 22, 2026, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Arizona welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus. The proud ...

The Cincinnati Zoo is now on 24-hour birth watch as they get ready to welcome a new baby hippo.Hippo mom Bibi is getting ready to welcome her second hippo baby.The fierce hippo momma is due in ...

There's a new hippo baby at the Cincinnati Zoo. Bibi the fierce hippo mom at the zoo is welcomed her second hippo baby late Wednesday night.Zoo officials said 23-year-old hippo Bibi gave birth around ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec. 9 and given an official birth ...