GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An 11-pound bundle of joy made history at the John Ball Zoo on Wednesday. First-time parents Penelope and Jahari have welcomed their baby, the zoo announced on Facebook, marking ...

Footage from John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shows Hugo, a baby pygmy hippo born Sept. 3, 2025, sleepily yawning.

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An unnamed female pygmy hippopotamus calf is seen in early 2026 in a watering hole at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari ...

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, ...

A zoo has welcomed the arrival of an endangered pygmy hippo calf. The calf weighed just 11lb 14 oz (5.4kg) when she was born last month and is now going on show to the public. Born on April 17 at ...

A baby pygmy hippo showed how much energy he had left when he sleepily yawned in an adorable video published on March 8.This footage from the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shows baby Hugo, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WXYZ) — Staff at the John Ball Zoo celebrated a pygmy hippo calf that was born this week, marking a significant milestone for the zoo ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The ...