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

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

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

Lawyers for a nonprofit that assists migrants on the South Texas border are asking a Texas appeals court to ignore a request ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

The Houston Toad was first discovered in the 1940s and became the first amphibian to be added to the endangered species list ...

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