In this short Podcast, Amy Sherman of Behind the Mitten talks to Jamie Racalla, an Animal Care Supervisor at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, about the opening of a new, state-of-the-art Pygmy Hippo exhibit opening later this Spring.

The Zoo has planned a Hippopalooza weekend, June 2-4, to celebrate its new pygmy hippos Jahari and Penelope. Enjoy live music, animals and specialty foods.

Learn more at jbzoo.org/events/hippopalooza/.

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