Hannah Shirley is not embarrassed about her age. The San Diego–based hippopotamus just turned 52 years old. In honor of her ...

Back in mid-October, the Albuquerque BioPark welcomed its newest family member: an absolutely adorable female Nile hippo.

New research from the Toy Retailers Association has unveiled what the top five most popular trinkets have been each year over ...

WASHINGTON — An elephant baby is on the way at the National Zoo. Back in April 2024, Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, and Spike, a 44-year-old Asian elephant, conceived a baby. Now, the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in D.C. revealed one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be ...

Born on2, 1973, Hannah Shirley has lived at the San Diego Humane Society since 2002 after being rescued from a private backyard in Escondido, California. Hannah surpassed the previous longevity record ...

Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee is celebrating the birth of a Western lowland gorilla, the first of its kind to be born at the zoo since 2016. The baby was born to a 27-year-old mom named Kumi.

Anyone who meets Hannah falls in love with her,” said Wildlife Rehabilitation Supervisort Angela Hernandez-Cusick, ...

Mahali, the Denver Zoo’s beloved Nile hippopotamus, will stay in the Mile High City a little longer than expected. Zoo ...

There’s something magical about baby animals that instantly melts even the coldest hearts. Their oversized eyes, clumsy ...

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, ...

The San Francisco Zoo is welcoming a stern-faced 26-year-old male silverback gorilla named Cecil who will be introduced to the public this weekend. Meanwhile, a hippo calf was born early, coming as a ...