GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced a much-anticipated naming contest for its new pygmy hippo calf on Friday ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- John Ball Zoo’s adorable baby pygmy hippo has a name -- Hugo. The zoo announced the name Friday, Oct. 3 ...

A new baby pygmy hippo was born at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species. Pygmy ...

John Ball Zoo's most recent bundle of joy now has a name. After a public naming contest that started just after the baby ...

John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids named their new baby pygmy hippo Hugo, who is part of an endangered species with less than ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Pygmy hippo Jahari broke news Thursday as he munched into a watermelon filled with blue jello. A couple hundred people watched anxiously from lookouts as the father of the zoo’s ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo has welcomed a new member to their growing family. Wednesday, new parent Penelope, a pygmy hippo, gave birth to her first calf, according to John Ball Zoo officials ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

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