Officials at the Maryland Zoo welcomed new residents this week! On Friday, officials announced the birth of twin African pygmy goat kids. The male and female were born earlier this week to the ZooÆs ...

The pygmy hippo was born weighing 15.4 lbs. on Feb. 19 at Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

SANTA FE Bring veterinarian Scott Johnson a sick dog, cat or even the occasional snake, and he can help you out. When Manuela Myrick called Sunday about a goat that had gone into labor, he had to ...

The John Ball Zoo in Michigan announced the birth of a pygmy hippo calf, the first of its species to be born at the facility ...

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A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born in a zoo in Athens, Greece. According to Reuters, the birth marked Attica Zoological Park’s first pygmy hippo in 10 years. The zoo’s wildlife veterinarian, Noi ...