Dramatic images of hippopotamuses – from the muddy banks of the Luangwa River in Zambia to Botswana's vast Okavango Delta.

Khao Kheow Open Zoo reacted to “online discussions regarding the cleanliness and living conditions” of the famous pygmy hippo on Feb. 16 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hippos will kill other animals, like crocodiles, that enter their territory, especially when protecting babies. Hippos and whales ...

It is estimated that hippos kill roughly 500 people each year. Hippos will kill other animals, like crocodiles, that enter their territory, especially when protecting babies. Hippos and whales ...

This video investigates why hippo waste poses an unusually deadly threat to river ecosystems. Scientists reveal how the sheer volume of their droppings quickly strips oxygen from the water. Footage ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mahali, the Denver Zoo’s beloved Nile hippopotamus, will stay in the Mile High City a little longer than expected. Zoo officials in July announced that the ...

HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. CHRISTINA. THANK YOU. WELL, JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT TO CAST AN IMPORTANT VOTE TODAY. THAT ISN’T THE ELECTION WE’RE TALKING ABOUT NAMING THE NEW BABY HIPPO. SO KAREN GAVE BIRTH TO ...

New research shows that hippos lived in central Europe tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought. Ancient DNA and radiocarbon dating confirm they survived in Germany’s Upper Rhine ...

A rogue hippopotamus capsized a boat packed with passengers in the Ivory Coast, leaving 11 people — including children and a baby — missing, according to authorities. The boat, carrying 14 passengers, ...

Three others survived the incident, which took place on Sept. 5 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest. She joins having written for ...

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...