It looks like Grand Rapids is about to welcome a new local celebrity.
John Ball Zoo announced this week that Penelope, one of their resident pygmy hippos, is expecting her very first calf.
The news comes after the zoo posted an adorable ultrasound photo earlier this week and teased the arrival of “one very big baby.”
Penelope arrived in Grand Rapids last year, moving from the Toronto Zoo to join Jahari,the male pygmy hippo who made his debut at John Ball Zoo in June 2023…