If you live in South Africa, hippos are just part of life. Watch these large semi-aquatic mammals cause a rather unusual ...

Lions and hippos don’t regularly encounter one another, in part because hippos are usually only on land at night. Despite their enormous size and powerful bodies, hippos are actually herbivores that ...

A federal judge has given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service three more years to determine whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wild hippos are ...

Tourists and locals found themselves in an atypical traffic jam recently, when hippos crossed the road in St Lucia, South Africa, walking right in front of cars and pedestrians. Footage captured by ...

Forrest Galante has bad luck with hippos. He was nearly killed twice by the animals while growing up as a kid in Zimbabwe. So it’s fair to say Galante was treading cautiously this winter as he ...

Besides elephants and rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses are the largest living land animal. Though they resemble giant pigs, their closest relatives are cetaceans like whales and porpoises. Hippos are ...

In honor of Fiona’s birthday, the zoo is offering guests who purchase an $8 gift the chance to win a grand prize. Guests can also purchase a $40 gift for eight entries to win the grand prize. “Today ...