When Japan's Osaka Tennoji Zoo took in a hippo named Gen-chan seven years ago, they were told the young animal was a male. Recently, they took a DNA test and found out the mammal is actually a female.

A DNA test was carried out after zookeepers noticed that 12-year-old Gen-chan did not display typical male hippo behaviour. Gen-chan arrived in Osaka from Mexico in 2017, and customs documents at ...

Patti was humanely euthanized on Sunday, Nov. 10. According to a statement from the zoo, 55-year-old Patti — who was ...

Last week, the Houston Zoo announced that it had welcomed a 4.5-year-old, 477-pound male pygmy hippo from San Francisco. Named Akobi, the youngster was transferred based on a breeding ...

Patti's death leaves Happy, a male hippo, as the zoo's lone hippo. The zoo's hippo exhibit is currently closed, as is typical in the fall and winter months; Happy will be viewable again in spring.

There’s a new hippo in Houston and he may be ready for his close-up. The Houston Zoo announced the arrival of Akobi, a 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus from San Francisco, who comes to Houston ...