A baby hippopotamus was born at the Berlin Zoo on September 28, the first offspring of 13-year-old Nala.

The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has a new pint-sized celebrity on its hands—or rather, in its waters. The zoo's latest arrival, a baby pygmy hippo born on September 3, has been christened ...

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 ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo's most recent bundle of joy now has a name. After a public naming contest that started just after the baby pygmy hippo was born, the winning name turned out to be: ...

Although zoos are supposed to be a safe place, animals sometimes find ways out of their enclosures, leading to potentially dangerous attacks! Shocking moment illegal pet lion escapes and mauls 11-year ...

A 36-year-old woman was arrested today for allegedly assaulting a man with a baseball bat. Police said that the assault occurred at 4:45 p.m. today at Schofield Barracks. Police located the woman, and ...

The Los Angeles Zoo is turning Halloween into a family affair this October with Boo at the L.A. Zoo, a two-weekend program that combines trick-or-treating with up-close looks at some of the zoo’s ...

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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 ...

The Fort Worth Zoo has announced the birth of a new baby elephant and is asking for the public’s help naming her. The female calf, weighing 250 pounds and standing 3 feet tall, was born Aug. 18.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — On a narrow street in Honolulu’s Chinatown is the birthplace of modern American tattooing. Old Ironside Tattoo, once the shop of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins, holds its ground as ...