GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members. The members-only preview continues this week. The zoo ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hugo the baby Pygmy Hippo stole hearts when he was born in September at the John Ball Zoo. Now he's at it again, this time making his public debut in front of smaller crowds ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo’s newest residents is making a splash during his public debut. Hugo, the nearly two-month-old pygmy hippo calf, had his first members-only preview on Monday, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Staff at John Ball Zoo, with the help of two pygmy hippos, accomplished a historic achievement in animal conservation. The zoo, located in Grand Rapids, welcomed its first-ever ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — It’s a boy! Pygmy hippo Jahari, the father of John Ball Zoo’s pygmy hippo calf, helped break the news at a gender reveal event on Thursday, Sept. 11 at the zoo in Grand Rapids. The ...

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: ...

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 ...

The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids welcomed its first pygmy hippo calf on Sept. 3. Only 22 institutions in North America are home to the endangered species that went viral with Moo Deng's birth last ...

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 ...

If you're a fan of the baby pygmy hippo named Mars at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, let us introduce you to another baby boy named Hugo, who lives at the John Ball Zoo in Grand ...