WHO: The cutest adult pygmy hippo you ever did see. WHAT: A new arrival at the Houston Zoo.

In Uganda, home to the primate capital of the world, tourism is small-scale but growing. Chimp and gorilla treks are the big draws.

A newborn pygmy hippo named Haggis at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo has captured hearts and bolstered hope for the endangered species. The pint-sized pachyderm is just days old and is being closely ...

People around the world have been enchanted by the baby pygmy hippo whose name means something like "bouncy pork meatball." ...

Born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, the hippo is already gaining popularity, following in the footsteps of viral sensation Moo Deng ...

Moo Deng is no longer the only tiny hippo taking social media by storm after the Edinburgh Zoo announced Haggis, their very ...

Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo has ignited an online rivalry with viral sensation Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo at Thailand’s Khao ...

Moo Deng, Thailand's baby pygmy hippopotamus who recently became a viral sensation, predicted Monday former President Donald Trump will win the White House.

It’s known as an acquired taste. Last week, though, Scotland produced a more appealing Haggis: a tiny, mud-colored pygmy ...

Did you know the word "hippopotamus" comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse"? But don't let that fool you; this big, lumbering mammal is anything but a horse. In fact, it's one of the most ...

The extremely rare Indian purple frog doesn’t really look like a frog. It’s also a living fossil that’s been around since ...