Penelope and Jahari, the zoo's pygmy hippos, are expecting their very first calf.

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Penelope, one of the zoo's pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a Thursday social media post. It will be the pygmy hippo's first calf.

Penelope is a relatively new resident at John Ball Zoo. The zoo opened its new pygmy exhibit in June 2023 with Jahari, a male hippo. Penelope soon joined him, moving to Grand Rapids from Toronto.

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The John Ball Zoo expects a pygmy hippo calf from Penelope in August, marking a significant conservation moment.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris.

A six-year-old Thai boy with terminal cancer fulfilled his final wish by meeting Moo Deng, the world-famous pygmy hippo at a zoo in eastern Thailand, before passing away.

The women of Greece’s oldest civilization wove fabrics, carried weapons and wept over their lost children.

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