The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec. 9 and given an official birth announcement on Dec. 24. The parents are Iris and Corwin. It’s their third calf together. The baby had a watery entrance.

The baby pygmy has now been named Poppy - after a flower. The zoo officials had earlier shared a poll asking people to vote and the options given to name the baby hippo were - Poppy (a flower ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today again protected the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl as threatened under the Endangered Species Act after ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has a new chance for protection under the Endangered Species Act. As part of a lawsuit, the Center for ...

It looks like production at the viral baby pygmy hippo factory is at an all-time high, with the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Va., announcing the birth of a healthy female hippo to parents Iris ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A baby pygmy born earlier this month at Metro Richmond Zoo needs a name. Voting is open through 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 on the following names: Poppy: a flower, ...

Murray Zelt was enjoying photographing a northern pygmy owl hunting a vole near 100 Mile House in B.C.'s Cariboo, about 500 kilometres north of Vancouver, when he watched the tiny raptor get hit ...

You won’t get a chance to see Haggis just yet. The zoo has closed the pygmy hippo area to zoo visitors for the baby’s first month. That allows zookeepers to keep a close eye on both Haggis and ...