Paul Templer was attacked by a hippopotamus during a guided tour down the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe, finding himself ...

Before Moo Deng became a viral sensation, baby Obi was making waves with his mom at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia. A YouTube ...

Baby hippos are undoubtedly some of the cutest semiaquatic animals. However, they grow up to be some of the largest and most dangerous animals on the planet. Read on to find out five awesome baby ...

Its skin felt like a slimy piece of leather. With whiskers.

Lu the hippopotamus died June 8, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Lu had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years old.

Two of Africa’s largest and fastest-growing cities are facing an alarming future — and could be completely underwater by the end of the century, according to new research. With climate experts warning ...

Before this most recent birth, the last hippo born at the zoo was born back in March, 2021. According to Kumar, New hippo calfs spend much of their time underwater, and stay close to their mothers.

Poppy is nearly four months old and weighs around 80 pounds. According to the zoo, pygmy hippos grow very quickly and by five months, Poppy will be 10 times her birth weight.

Hippos weigh between 3,000 and 10,000 pounds, making them the second largest animal on land. Despite this enormous size, however, hippos are herbivores and aren’t naturally aggressive.

Common hippos typically give birth underwater, but their smaller relatives the pygmy hippo are born on land or in water. Poppy arrived on December 9 at 4:50 p.m., with several zookeepers and even ...

Virginia’s newborn pygmy hippo has been named. Drumroll, please. After an online contest run by the Metro Richmond Zoo — where the baby hippo was born in early December — she has been named ...

Common hippos usually give birth underwater, while pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water. The baby hippo arrived around 4:50 p.m., while Iris was laboring in the indoor pool, the ...