An alpha hippo is challenged by two outside males. A coup by two hippo bulls is out of the ordinary, but this is no ordinary year, as a once-in-a-lifetime drought spurs unusual animal behavior.

As a new day dawns on a changed hippo colony, the clan gathers around their fallen leader. As the colony gathers around his ...

MOSELEY — Poppy the popular pygmy hippo made her debut in the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat at Metro Richmond Zoo. She and her ...

Encountering a hippo can be as dangerous as it is unforgettable. Knowing how to stay calm, keeping your distance, and avoiding provoking this powerful giant could be the key to staying safe in the ...

Poppy had been staying in a climate-controlled habitat along with her mom, Iris, for their comfort and safety during Virginia ...

After making waves nationally, Poppy the pygmy hippo has waddled back to the outdoors at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

Hutto, Texas is the only town in the world that has a hippo for the mascot. With over 3,000 statues, here's why the town is ...

Anuket, a pygmy hippo born on February 9, debuted at Montgomery Zoo, highlighting the zoo's conservation efforts.

Anuket is described as full of energy, feisty, yet full of love, with “a particular fondness for watermelon.” Pygmy hippos, ...

Researchers digitally reconstructed the skull of the ancient Hippopotamus creutzburgi, an extinct dwarf hippo of the Greek ...