Taipei Zoo said the name of its newest pygmy hippo, Thabo, means “happy” in the South ... illegal hunting, and interference from human activities.

The unnamed baby pygmy marmoset, a species listed as vulnerable ... Newborns measure around 3cm - roughly the size of a human thumb. Zoo manager Mark Kenward said: "It’s wonderful news to ...

The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year. Also a pygmy hippo, Moo Deng – which means “bouncy pig” in ...

The zoo’s adult pygmy hippos Otto and Glorida are the proud ... the wild due to habitat loss from logging, minding, and other human activities. “While Thailand’s Moo Deng has become a ...

They are just a few of the approximately 350 pygmy hippos currently living in zoos ... “By handling them in their formative years, zoo staff help the baby hippo get used to human interactions in a ...

A new adorable baby pygmy hippo has been born. On Monday, Nov. 4, the Edinburgh Zoo, run by the Royal Zoological ... from ...