It’s Poppy’s birthday! The pygmy hippo turned 1 year old on Saturday and Metro Richmond Zoo was more than happy to celebrate.

A baby pygmy hippo named Poppy celebrated her recent first birthday in style at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. But perhaps you already knew that? Indeed, despite having only been around these ...

Hannah Shirley—the world’s oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in managed care—has celebrated her 52 nd birthday in style this with week with a very appropriately themed party. Born on November 22, 1973, ...

Using human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived kidney organoids, researchers from Science Tokyo uncovered how abnormal Hippo signaling drives fibrosis in nephronophthisis, a genetic kidney disorder ...

The Albuquerque BioPark Zoo announced the death of a hippo on Sunday, just days after his baby was named. Moe, the 52-year-old Nile hippo, died on Sunday after experiencing a dental disease that ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hippo (NYSE: HIPO) today announced the appointment of Robin Gordon as Chief Data Officer. In this role, Ms. Gordon will spearhead the strategic growth ...

Mars is a pygmy hippo calf born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in June to his mother Posey. He has recently become an internet sensation. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Kansas has a superstar. He’s ...

Few hippos are as happy as Mars, a baby pygmy hippo born at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park. At just a few months old, Mars has a fulfilling life, even on his rest days. In a video posted by the park, ...