My wife and I are considering a trip to Japan. Our interests are mainly textiles and gardens. Any suggestions of suitable ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

According to the UN Climate Panel (IPCC), the worst-case scenario predicts that by 2050, the sea will rise by one metre, submerging a third of the highly fertile Nile Delta and flooding the historic ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Monroe! He’s a Nile hippo at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe - hence the name choice. General Curator Lisa Taylor says they’re also known as “river ...

And this Queen City *queen* is thriving. Fiona was born six weeks premature and was about 25 pounds lighter than the lowest recorded birth weight for an average newborn Nile hippo.

News Endangered pygmy hippo, Anuket, born at Alabama zoo Updated: Mar. 26, 2025, 11:21 a.m. | Published: Mar. 26, 2025, 11:05 a.m. 5 1/5 Endangered pygmy hippo born at the Montgomery Zoo ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati Zoo’s iconic hippo, Fiona, turns eight years old Friday. In honor of Fiona’s birthday, the zoo is offering guests who purchase an $8 gift the chance to win a ...

Fiona was the first Nile hippo fetus to be captured on ultrasound. That same month, on Jan. 24, 2017, Bibi gave birth six weeks before her due date, with Fiona weighing less than 30 pounds.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Remember Thailand's viral baby pygmy hippo, Moo Deng? She was born this past summer. Her slick body and photogenic face made the miniature moist mammals a fan favorite ...

KUTNER: Pygmy hippos are native to West African forests and swamps and are a lot smaller than their Nile hippo counterparts. They're famous for their sheen. ANDELIN: The body - if you rubbed your hand ...

The new hippo is already helping the private zoo attract visitors, like Dixie Kilduff and her daughter, Courtney, who drove over an hour and a half to get here. DIXIE KILDUFF: We're serious fans.