Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec. 9 and given an official birth announcement on Dec. 24. The parents are Iris and Corwin.

It’s only early January, but last year’s baby pygmy hippo mania is staying strong. Thailand’s feisty Moo Deng became a social media sensation in 2024, taking the world by storm with her knee ...

13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash around in ... The livestream display also spotlights educational facts about the endangered hippo species, such ...

How many goats does it take to eat a Christmas tree? And more importantly, why would they want to? It turns out discarded Christmas trees offer the goats a special treat for after the holiday season.

The cute creatures are chatty, family oriented—and facing a shrinking habitat in the remote forests of Ecuador A baby pygmy marmoset, under the care of an older member of its cooperative family ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9. after a seven-month ...