Pygmy hippos are legally protected in all four West African countries in their range, although the level of enforcement varies. "Ivory Coast is probably the most well equipped for that," says Flacke.

Pygmy hippos are native to West Africa but can also be found f Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast, reported the foundation. At birth, newborn pygmy hippos weigh between 10 and 14 pounds ...

You don't have to go to Thailand to see a pygmy hippo like viral sensation Moo Deng. You just have to visit a Valley zoo.

They are native to the swamps and forests of West Africa and there are fewer than ... Moo Deng is not the only one to gain internet fame: Toni, a pygmy hippo at Zoo Berlin, also had people talking ...

A SUPERFAN of the pygmy hippo Moo Deng who became an internet sensation has traveled 3,000 miles and paid thousands to the animal. At just two months old, Moo Deng went viral online after her ...

Pygmy hippos are native to West Africa but can also be found f Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast, reported the foundation. At birth, newborn pygmy hippos weigh between 10 and 14 pounds ...

Beyond the pygmy hippo’s smaller population, the nocturnal species is very rare to see, as its habitat is found in the interior forests of West Africa. Most of them dwell in intact forests in ...

It runs breeder programs for many endangered species like Moo Deng's. The pygmy hippopotamus that's native to West Africa is threatened by poaching and loss of habitat. There are only 2,000-3,000 ...

As millions of people evacuated Florida's Gulf Coast, the African elephants, Caribbean flamingos, pigmy hippos and about ...