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

In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.

In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.

Penelope, one of the zoo’s pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a Thursday social media post. It will be the pygmy hippo’s first calf. “This is an exciting milestone for both Penelope and ...