Did you know the word "hippopotamus" comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse"? But don't let that fool you; this big, lumbering mammal is anything but a horse. In fact, it's one of the most ...

An 18-year-old, Maxwell Ochieng’, who had just completed his KCSE exams, was killed by a hippopotamus while bathing at Kokina ...

The baby hippo skyrocketed to fame in September after adorable photos and videos of her at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in ...

Patti, the oldest living hippopotamus at an accredited zoo in the United States, has died. Patti had marked her 55th birthday in February. On Nov. 9, veterinarians noticed she appeared lethargic ...

LONDON, UK — The Edinburgh Zoo launched a cuteness contest between Haggis, its newborn pygmy hippo, and Moo Deng, the adorable mini hippopotamus that became a viral sensation at a Thailand zoo this ...

Akobi is a four-and-a-half-year-old, 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus moved to Houston from San Francisco as part of a breeding program. His name means "first-born" in Yoruba. The Houston Zoo ...

Last week, Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus named Haggis. The tiny calf was born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto. Haggis is happy and healthy, but she will ...

A wet, chubby baby hippopotamus has cast her "vote" in on the U.S. presidential election. Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, was presented with two ...

WASHINGTON— Animal protection and conservation groups today sent a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to a legal petition to protect the common ...

Using exotic game skin leathers such as crocodile, buffalo, hippopotamus and ostrich - all from Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora approved and ...