Douglas the hippo, who was found abandoned at just two weeks old, has been released into the wild in Zambia The baby hippo won hearts across the world when he appeared on Paul O’Grady’s Animal ...

A Virginia zoo is celebrating the arrival of an adorable newborn pygmy hippo who made her debut just ... Fewer than 2,500 mature pygmy hippos remain in the wild, according to the zoo.

member states failed to adopt a proposed revision to hippos’ CITES listing that would have prohibited all exports of wild specimens for commercial purposes. Photos of hippo available for media use ...

“While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo calves can be born on land ... less than 2,500 mature individuals live in the wild. The animals are under pressure from loss ...