The young female made her public debut this week, and the Metro Richmond Zoo is asking fans to vote on her name—a choice ...

Karen Paolillo, founder of Turgwe Hippo Trust, with a wild female hippo just behind her (Picture: Karen Paolillo/REX/Shutterstock) ‘I put animals above people ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. Her name was selected by online voters.

This year another Pygmy hippo from a Thailand zoo named Moo Deng became an internet sensation. After rising to global fame, an official Moo Deng song by well-known Thai composer Mueanphet Ammar ...