HOUSTON — Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new pygmy hippo in town. The Houston Zoo welcomed Akobi recently and he's been getting acquainted with the new home he shares with the bongos. Akobi is a ...

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 ...

Akobi, a four-year-old pygmy hippo, has arrived at the Houston Zoo from the San Francisco Zoo as part of a global conservation effort under the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species ...

The Houston Zoo got a four year old pygmy hippo named Akobi. He is from the San Francisco Zoo. Here's where you can find him at the Zoo. Here's the science behind the Los Angeles wildfires After ...

The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

Best Thing in Texas Perhaps You Need the Houston Zoo’s New Pygmy Hippo in Your Life Right Now Moove over, Moo Deng: Akobi is now our favorite ungulate.

The adorable hippo, named Akobi, weighs 477 pounds and was moved to the Houston Zoo from San Francisco “as part of a breeding recommendation,” the zoo said in a press release on November 1 ...

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- While scrolling social media, you may have encountered "Moo Deng," Thailand's viral pygmy hippo, who became an international sensation with her adorable antics and memes ...

The hippo’s arrival could bring a flurry of attention to the zoo, given the public’s recent frenzy over baby zoo animals, from Pesto the penguin to Kirby, the Houston Zoo’s bug-eyed elephant ...

HOUSTON — Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new pygmy hippo in town. The Houston Zoo welcomed Akobi recently and he's been getting acquainted with the new home he shares with the bongos. Akobi is a ...