Taipei Zoo announced that the two-year-old male pygmy hippopotamus sent from Singapore last November passed away early Monday ...

Visitors to Edinburgh Zoo can get a glimpse of Scotland's answer to Moo Deng as she becomes bolder, spending more time each ...

Pygmy hippos are native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily Liberia. The species is classified as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and it is ...

A pygmy hippopotamus named Thabo, originally from Singapore, has been confirmed dead by the Taipei Zoo due to what the zoo said was malnutrition and infection.

Poppy was so smooth compared to Iris. And I loved Poppy’s ears and eyes when she was trying to munch the lettuce' ...

Videos of her were watched by millions. But conservationists say that popularity hasn’t resulted in any change on the ground for wild pygmy hippos, which are down to fewer than 2,500 animals in the ...

A pygmy hippo gave birth to an “adorable” baby girl in front of patrons at a Virginia Zoo “just in time for the holidays.” Staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo announced the newest addition to ...

They say anyone can become famous these days, but Moo Deng isn’t just anyone. The pygmy hippopotamus, who became an internet ...

Groups including Born Free and Peta urge holidaymakers not to perpetuate the suffering of captive animals, like Moo Deng, by visiting them in person or liking and sharing posts on social media.

Has it increased awareness? Or, far more importantly, has it increased funding for wild pygmy hippos? Animals in zoos and aquariums can act as ambassadors for their counterparts in the wild. By ...