Pygmy hippo Jahari, father of John Ball Zoo's newest addition, helped break the news on Thursday at John Ball Zoo.

Pygmy hippo Jahari broke news Thursday as he munched into a watermelon filled with blue jello. A couple hundred people ...

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 pygmy hippo calf on ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo announced the sex of their new pygmy hippo calf Wednesday. Born last Wednesday to mother ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A big day in my neighborhood of Grand Rapids. John Ball Zoo revealed the gender of the Pygmy Hippo born last week. The father had knocked the watermelon inside the exhibit behind ...

The John Ball Zoo's hippo calf was born on Sept. 3 to mother Penelope and her mate Jahari. The calf, who is yet to be named, is Penelope's first child. The hippos are doing well, and the zoo's animal ...