Akobi, the pygmy hippo, has joined Houston Zoo to aid in species conservation through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' ...

People might be familiar with the species after Moo Deng, a pymgy hippo at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, took the internet ...

In late October, Boeier was flown across the Atlantic and taken to the Houston Zoo to be checked out. Experts with the Texas ...

The Houston Zoo announced the arrival of Akobi, a 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus from San Francisco, who comes to Houston ...

The four-year-old, 477-pound pygmy hippopotamus moved to Houston from San Francisco and zookeepers as part of a breeding ...

Weighing in 477 pounds as a 4-year-old, the Houston Zoo welcomed an adorable hippo named Akobi to its exhibits.

The Attwater's Prairie-Chicken may be the most endangered bird in North America, with very few left in the wild, but a ...

Fans of Moo Deng who have been eager to experience the charm of a pygmy hippo in real life can visit the Houston Zoo, where a new star has just arrived.

The Houston Zoo, which recently welcomed a four-and-a-half-year-old male pygmy hippopotamus to its exhibits, jokingly threw ...

Houston Zoo has announced they added a pygmy hippo to their exhibits. Will it be as famous as Moo Deng from Thailand?

Have you ever heard of an ocelot? Much like their size, their remaining population is small. Houston Life co-hosts Derrick ...

The Houston Zoo is home to more than 6,000 animals and it is the second most visited zoo in the U.S. Exhibits range from the African Forest, which features rhinos, zebras and giraffes, to the new ...