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." ...

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

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, ...

The Houston Zoo announced Tuesday that it has welcomed a 450-pound male pygmy hippopotamus named Silas. The two-and-a-half-year-old hippo moved to Houston from Omaha, Nebraska in September, and ...

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 ...

A hippopotamus which has been troubling some communities in the southern part of Adamawa State has been captured. The animal ...

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 biography of Obaysch, the hippopotamus who lived at London Zoo for almost three decades in the second half of the 19th century, it seeks to recentre our understanding of Obaysch’s life.

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 ...