403K views · 35K reactions | Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! 襁Today we celebrate the strength, culture, and resilience of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island.I’m dropping a dance video to honour the day, come vibe with me, learn something new, and show some love ✊#IndigenousPeoplesDay #nativeamerican #powwow #indigenous | Notorious Cree | Facebook

19K views · 352 reactions | Meet Quilliam! Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library's new African Pygmy hedgehog has been stealing hearts across Northeast Ohio. | cleveland.com | Facebook

13K views · 554 reactions | Yesterday our keepers celebrated Juno our pygmy hippo’s 1st birthday! #HappyBirthday 拾 | Colchester Zoo | Facebook

On December 22, Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the birth of an endangered baby pygmy hippo. The yet-to-be-named female calf was born on December 6 to parents Iris and Corwin. The calf had a neonatal exam when she was three days old and weighed in at 16 pounds. A week later, she weighed 24.2 pounds. The zoo says a full-grown pygmy hippo can weigh up to 600 pounds. The zoo posted a video of the calf to YouTube on December 23 with the caption, ‘Christmas came early at the zoo! We did inde

10K views · 718 reactions | Howie, a male pygmy hippo at Regenstein African Journey, recently enjoyed some special enrichment: a nutritious, veggie-covered “cake” for his 15th birthday! Native to west Africa, pygmy hippopotamuses are an endangered species due to habitat loss. Lincoln Park Zoo cooperatively manages a zoo-based population with other institutions across the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. (Thanks to RAJ keeper Valerie Bogie for the video!) | Lincoln Park Zoo | Facebook