When cabin fever strikes, nothing beats loading up the car and hitting the road. Lucky for Dayton families, some of the Midwest’s best family-friendly attractions are just a short drive away.

A baby pygmy hippo named Mars lives at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, and while he might just be a few months old, he's got the biggest personality at the park! He's very independent and ...

The San Francisco Zoo is welcoming a stern-faced 26-year-old male silverback gorilla named Cecil who will be introduced to ...

Hippo Fiona checks in while enjoying a little snack.

Karen and Moe, the parents, welcomed their fourth calf on Tuesday morning. Both mom and baby are doing well and seem to be ...

The hippopotamus habitat at the ABQ BioPark Zoo is now open to visitors wishing to catch a glimpse of the new baby hippo born ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced a much-anticipated naming contest for its new pygmy hippo calf on Friday afternoon. Zoo staff have chosen three different name options—Hugo, Blitz and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- John Ball Zoo’s adorable baby pygmy hippo has a name -- Hugo. The zoo announced the name Friday, Oct. 3 in a Facebook post. Hugo was born Sept. 3, weighing 11 pounds, to his pygmy ...

An adorable baby pygmy hippo named Mars is keeping zookeepers on their toes at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, and watching the chaos that follows him around everywhere is pure joy! In ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo has finally revealed the name of its pygmy hippo calf: Hugo. Pygmy hippo calf born at John Ball Zoo The zoo announced the name Friday afternoon in a social ...

Mars is a pygmy hippo calf born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in June to his mother Posey. He has recently become an internet sensation. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Kansas has a superstar. He’s ...