Hershey’s Campaigned to Name This Rare Baby Hippo. The Public Had Other Plans

On January 22, 2026, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium Safari Park in Arizona welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus. The proud parents? Mom Lollipop and Dad Tootsie Roll. So, it was no surprise that when ...
NBC Bay Area

LA Zoo Welcomes Birth of Baby Hippo

For the first time in 26 years, the Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a healthy baby hippopotamus as a surprise Halloween treat. The zoo’s female hippopotamus, Mara, went into labor around 1 ...
KWCH

Pygmy hippopotamus calf born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park

GODDARD, Kan. (KWCH) - Tanganyika Wildlife Park recently welcomed a new addition to its family, enhancing the pygmy hippopotamus population. A male pygmy hippopotamus calf was born on June 26, 2025, ...
MLive

It’s a boy! Michigan zoo holds gender reveal for pygmy hippo calf

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — It’s a boy! Pygmy hippo Jahari, the father of John Ball Zoo’s pygmy hippo calf, helped break the news at a gender reveal event on Thursday, Sept. 11 at the zoo in Grand Rapids. The ...