A team of researchers has developed a method using hydrothermal carbonization in a “pressure cooker” to convert human waste ...

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, ...

HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. CHRISTINA. THANK YOU. WELL, JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT TO CAST AN IMPORTANT VOTE TODAY. THAT ISN’T THE ELECTION WE’RE TALKING ABOUT NAMING THE NEW BABY HIPPO. SO KAREN GAVE BIRTH TO ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Three others survived the incident, which took place on Sept. 5 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rare baby hippo Mars showed the world that maternal authority has no bounds. "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir shared a heartwarming moment at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, just outside Wichita, ...