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Mars, a baby pygmy hippo at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, has a very strong opinion about going back inside. It becomes a daily 'struggle' for handlers.
Watch as a baby pygmy hippo becomes sassy and refuses to cooperate with zookeepers in an adorable video. Footage shared by ...
Born one month ago, Mars is the fifth calf of Posie and Pluto, a breeding pair that arrived at the park in 2014. Tanganyika is the only zoo in Kansas actively working to preserve the endangered pygmy ...
Lake Tanganyika is Africa’s longest reservoir of fresh water and a lifeblood for the millions who live near it. But in recent years, fish catches have declined sharply.
Tanganyika Wildlife Park announced that its giraffe herd, one of the largest in the U.S., has grown with the addition of three newborn calves.
The owners of Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard have started taking overnight reservations at Hawkins Estate at Tanganyika, a five-bedroom home that can fit 12 guests and overlooks the park's ...
Lake Tanganyika was recently declared the “Threatened Lake of 2017” – adversely affected by human activity in the form of climate change, deforestation, overfishing and hydrocarbon exploitation.
In each lake, one or a very few ancestors have rapidly diversified to yield from approximately 240 (Tanganyika) to 850 (Malawi) new species.
Tanganyika has welcomed three other pygmy hippo calves in recent years, including Nessie in 2017, Yeti in 2019, Link in 2021, and now the newest addition. Nessie has even become a parent herself ...
Lake Tanganyika was recently declared the “Threatened Lake of 2017” – adversely affected by human activity in the form of climate change, deforestation, overfishing and hydrocarbon exploitation.