Reports of baby pygmy hippos in Thailand and in Richmond, Virginia, have garnered much attention for their respective zoos, attracting many visitors. These cuties look like they are lovable little ...

Learn Twa (Pygmy) naming traditions, their fight for identity, and figures who amplify their voices. Discover self-naming and ...

He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, ...

Poppy — a viral baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo — got her own livestream on Jan. 13, the Virginia zoo announced.

The pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species and they are different ... the trend in 2024 picked up with baby hippos with many people finding it very cute looking.

Pygmy hippos (Choeropsis liberiensis) are native to West Africa. Pygmy hippos are classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.

The reclusive species is native to West Africa and loves water ... “We’re thrilled to see so many people joining in on the fun of naming our adorable pygmy hippo baby,” the zoo said.

“The pygmy hippo is an endangered species native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa,” the zoo said in a statement announcing Poppy’s birth. “Less than 2,500 mature individuals remain ...

Other names that were considered included “Juniper” and “Omi,” which means water in the Yoruba language, which is spoken in West Africa, where pygmy hippos are native. In the first 24 ...