If you're a fan of the baby pygmy hippo named Mars at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, let us introduce you ...

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 ...

The John Ball Zoo announced on Friday that after a week-long naming contest, its new pygmy hippo calf will be called Hugo. Zoo officials said the name means smart and spirited, "just like we expect ...

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 ...

John Ball Zoo's new baby pygmy hippo continues to make a splash in the community!

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Michigan’s latest baby pygmy hippo calf officially has a name. John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids announced its month-old baby is officially named Hugo. The name was chosen by a ...

Everybody’s favorite baby pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, is at it again—refusing to go inside, which he absolutely hates to do! In this adorable video captured by his ...

A silverback gorilla at London Zoo underwent a CT scan after his keepers noticed he was having stomach problems, with footage showing the elaborate procedure required to give the massive animal a full ...

Kansas has a superstar. He’s slippery, spunky and stealing hearts around the world with his stubborn antics. His name is Mars. Fans are watching video after video of the tiny hippo: lazing in the sun, ...