The hippopotamus, or hippo, well-known for their extremely large stature, can often be found grazing the grasslands in Africa ...

Officials at the Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center are celebrating a historic milestone Sunday, as their beloved pygmy ...

The hippopotamus, a semi-aquatic hoofed mammal that is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa, spends most of the day either ...

On February 1, 2025, in Songdo, South Korea, @moon.j_u shared a video of a plastic bag mistaken for a hippopotamus. In the video, the author is seen strolling with her cousins when they spotted a ...

A series of heartwarming photos taken at Delhi Zoo show a very new (just two day old) hippo calf, the first born at the zoo ...

A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby hippopotamus just in time for Christmas. The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus ...

A New Jersey mother of three was crushed to death by a hippopotamus on safari in Africa, according to a lawsuit by her widower blaming the US-based tour operator for failing to warn of the danger.

When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953, she didn't need to test the lyrical theory that a two-car garage would have plenty of room to house her "hippo hero." ...

"Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the Metro Richmond Zoo shared Metro Richmond Zoo Two pygmy hippos in Virginia ...