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

Human-hippo conflicts are exploding in this pristine patch of Kenya. Floods and the economic fallout from COVID-19 are pitting hungry fishermen against hungry hippos—with deadly results.

The Melbourne Zoo in Australia shares footage of the most adorable pygmy hippo taking its first swim in the big pool with its ...

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

The common hippo is native to the sub-Saharan regions of Africa. Baby hippos are undoubtedly some of the cutest semiaquatic ...

Lu the hippopotamus died June 8 at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Born at the San Diego Zoo, Lu arrived at Homosassa in 1964. He was 65. The hippo starred in several movies ...

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 ...

Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...

It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are undeniably cute. But encountering a real-life hippo in the wild? ... Instead of swimming, hippos “bounce” off the ground underwater.

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., ...

Typically, hippos are born underwater, but pygmy hippo calves can also be born on land, according to zoo officials. Advertisement. After Iris gave birth in the zoo’s indoor pool, ...