For more information, check out the John Ball Zoo website. Just over two weeks ago, Jahari attacked and killed a sitatunga, a medium sized antelope, in the hippo habitat.

GRAND RAPIDS — A pygmy hippo attacked and killed a sitatunga, a medium-sized antelope, at John Ball Zoo on Tuesday, May 16. In a release, the zoo said the attack happened during a controlled ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A female pygmy hippo named Penelope and her male mate, Jahari, are expecting their first calf. John Ball Zoo took to social media Thursday morning to announce the new pregnancy ...

Hippo attack: John Ball Zoo hippo attacks, kills sitatunga named Chopper John Ball Zoo's Summer Spectacular is slated to be held June 2-4 to welcome the new habitat, according to officials.

Penelope is a relatively new resident at John Ball Zoo. The zoo opened its new pygmy exhibit in June 2023 with Jahari, a male hippo. Penelope soon joined him, moving to Grand Rapids from Toronto.

The new swamp-dwelling antelope at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids died Tuesday after it was attacked by another animal, officials said. The male sitatunga, Chopper, had been slated to be part of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The results of an internal investigation at the John Ball Zoo are released almost four months after a pygmy hippo attacked and killed a sitatunga antelope.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A deadly attack between a pygmy hippo and a sitatunga at John Ball Zoo was likely due to "individual animal behavior," according to an internal review by John Ball Zoo Friday.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo is getting ready to officially open a brand-new pygmy hippo exhibit. This comes less than three weeks after the zoo’s new pygmy hippo, Jahari, suddenly ...

John Ball Zoo staff stated they spent 300 hours introducing the two animals to each other before the hippo killed the antelope, according an internal review released Friday, Sept. 1.

Pygmy hippo attacks, kills sitatunga at John Ball Zoo The zoo will still hold a Summer Spectacular celebration. Summer Spectacular will run from June 2 to June 4.

John Ball Zoo is expecting a new addition. (July 3, 2025) ...