An "incredibly rare" female baby hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo. The tiny endangered pygmy hippo calf, named Haggis, arrived on 30 October and zookeepers said her personality was ...

The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year. Also a pygmy hippo, Moo Deng – which means “bouncy pig” in ...

Her name is as Scottish as it gets, but little Haggis is a long way from her natural home. The forests and swamps of West ...

Two-month-old pygmy hippo Moo Deng with her keeper at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. (Photo by Carola ... [+] Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty Images) Moo Deng’s viral celebrity has made the Khao Kheow ...

2024 The zoo explained that pygmy hippos, which are native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, are an endangered species, with only about 2,500 remaining in the wild because of habitat loss.

LONDON, UK — The Edinburgh Zoo launched a cuteness contest between Haggis, its newborn pygmy hippo, and Moo Deng, the adorable mini hippopotamus that became a viral sensation at a Thailand zoo ...