Related: China Plans to Send New Pandas to the U.S., Signs Agreement with the San Diego Zoo Iris, the mother of the baby pygmy hippo, gave birth in an indoor pool around 4:50 p.m. on Dec.

“This birth was unique as it was the first time Iris gave birth in water,” the zoo said. “While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water.

Dozens of guests at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park gathered Friday morning to celebrate the park’s ...

are just a few of the many animals that call the San Diego Zoo home. The exhibits are linked by an expansive series of trails, such as the Monkey Trail, the Hippo Trail or the Tiger Trail.

Iris "Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the zoo's announcement read. Related: China Plans to Send New Pandas to the U.S.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Animal care experts from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance hatched and nurtured an extinct species of Hawaiian crow to make history by reintroducing the birds back to ...