The Wildlife World Zoo recently invited the public to vote on a name for a newborn animal. The winning baby hippo name was just announced!

Arizona’s Wildlife World Zoo president Kristy Hayden joins TODAY to exclusively reveal the name of their new pygmy hippo after visitors voted between Cadbury, Twixi, Jellybean and Taffy.

On January 22, 2026, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium Safari Park in Arizona welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus. The proud ...

Meet Jellybean, the newest breakout star at Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona, about 20 miles outside of Phoenix ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members. The members-only preview continues this week. The zoo ...

PHOENIX — The new pygmy hippopotamus at the Wildlife World Zoo could soon be a big TV star. Not only is her name going to be announced on the TODAY Show, but if a certain name is chosen, she will also ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Pygmy hippo Jahari broke news Thursday as he munched into a watermelon filled with blue jello. A couple hundred people watched anxiously from lookouts as the father of the zoo’s ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WXYZ) — Staff at the John Ball Zoo celebrated a pygmy hippo calf that was born this week, marking a significant milestone for the zoo ...

An 11-pound pygmy hippopotamus calf is the newest member of the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the facility said in a Facebook post on Thursday. The baby hippo, welcomed to the world on ...