Longtime favorite Mahali, the Nile hippopotamus, is making a Texas-sized move this fall. This week, the Denver Zoo ...

Deadly hippopotamus attack shocks Guyuk community in Adamawa as floodwaters drive wild animals closer. Local residents have ...

"What's cool about this is that she'll forever be 10 years old ... and Mathilda, however old she was, she's back with us." ...

Given their huge size, there is no question as to why hippopotamuses are one of the most feared mammals. Apart from their bulky appearance, they also have an odd-looking mouth that features huge, ...

Thousands of fans gathered at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the viral ...

In 1953, Gayla Peevey used the popularity of her hit "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" to help the OKC Zoo get its first hippo. Mathilda.

The hippopotamus, commonly called "hippo," is the third-largest living land animal. Male hippos can weigh up to 9,920 pounds while females weigh around 3,000 pounds, according to PBS." ...

In 1953, the then 10-year-old Peevey sang the novelty hit “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.” It led to a statewide fund drive in which children donated dimes to purchase and bring a ...

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.

Nearly 70 years later, a zoo in Virginia delivered a version of Peevey's wish — and not just with any ol' hippopotamus, but with a wide-eyed, shoebox-size, baby pygmy hippopotamus.

The Metro Richmond Zoo welcomed the birth of a pygmy hippopotamus in time for Christmas, according to a December 22 news release from the zoo. The adorable newborn was born on Dec. 6, says the ...

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