Hannah Shirley gained the title of world’s oldest living pygmy hippo on May 25, surpassing the previous record of 51 years, 6 ...

For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo made his public debut Monday. Baby Hugo made his first public appearance Oct. 27 for a members-only preview event. The exclusive event ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo's newest residents has made his public debut, almost two months after he was born. Hugo, the baby pygmy hippo, made his first foray into the public side of ...

The annual Pumpkin Bash is taking place this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) at the Woodland Park Zoo from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. More Than 90 Republicans Targeted in ‘Arctic Frost’ What to know about the ...

If you're a fan of the baby pygmy hippo named Mars at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas, let us introduce you to another baby boy named Hugo, who lives at the John Ball Zoo in Grand ...

WOODLAND PARK — The school district is mourning the sudden death of Alexander Billson, an eighth grader at Memorial Middle School. Alexander died on Sept. 29 after suffering a medical episode over the ...

One day, doctors thought it was asthma and a sinus infection. Two days later, 13-year-old Alexander Billson collapsed on the kitchen floor of his New Jersey home. And within 72 hours, he was gone. The ...

SEATTLE — Wolves are making a return to Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo as the facility welcomes a pack of endangered Mexican gray wolves. Wolves have been absent from the zoo since October 2024, when ...

SEATTLE — A new pack of Mexican gray wolves has arrived at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, offering visitors a chance to see these critically endangered animals in the Living Northwest Trail. The four ...