The zoo welcomes visitors back on March 20 with no price increases for admission or memberships, while adding enhanced exhibits and returning popular events like the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival.
Footage from John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shows Hugo, a baby pygmy hippo born Sept. 3, 2025, sleepily yawning.
Move over, Moo Deng — America has a new baby pygmy hippo to obsess over. Meet Jellybean, the newest breakout star at Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona, about 20 miles outside of Phoenix ...
PHOENIX — The Wildlife World Zoo just announced the winning name of its baby pygmy hippo: Jellybean. The name, which earned the most votes in a public contest, was revealed on Tuesday after months of ...
LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ (AZFamily) — Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is welcoming an endangered baby pygmy hippopotamus to the West Valley. The 2-week-old hippo, which has not yet been named, ...
PHOENIX — Litchfield Park’s Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park (WWZ) announced Monday the arrival of a baby female pygmy hippo, an endangered species that is primarily from West Africa. The ...
Baby hippos, also known as calves, are adorable and exhibit fascinating behaviors, including yawning. When baby hippos yawn, it’s not just a sign of sleepiness. Yawning in hippos is often associated ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque BioPark is sharing fun facts about how Karen the hippo gave birth to Maisy. The BioPark says Nile hippo mothers choose to give birth in the water or on land.
HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. CHRISTINA. THANK YOU. WELL, JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT TO CAST AN IMPORTANT VOTE TODAY. THAT ISN’T THE ELECTION WE’RE TALKING ABOUT NAMING THE NEW BABY HIPPO. SO KAREN GAVE BIRTH TO ...
It’s voting time in Albuquerque — not just for mayor, City Council or school board candidates — but also for the name of the city’s newest resident, a baby hippo at the Albuquerque BioPark. Born on ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo’s newest residents is making a splash during his public debut. Hugo, the nearly two-month-old pygmy hippo calf, had his first members-only preview on Monday, ...