Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...

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There are two species of hippopotamus: the common river hippo (Hippopotamus amphibious) and the much smaller pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis). The hippo is one of the largest mammals on Earth. On ...

Few animals look as calm and harmless as a hippo lounging in the water, but appearances can be deceiving. Dangerously so, in ...

HOUSTON — Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new pygmy hippo in town. The Houston Zoo welcomed Akobi recently and he's been getting acquainted with the new home he shares with the bongos. Akobi is a ...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is hosting Home Safari Facebook Live sessions while the zoo remains closed due the new coronavirus outbreak. The first episode featured Fiona the hippo, and we ...

The pygmy hippo is one of the rarest animals in the wild. Here are some amazing facts about this rare animal. Due to deforestation and hunting, pygmy hippos are endangered, with only small populations ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — One of Colorado's cutest animals is growing up. Omo, a 21-month-old hippopotamus at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, will soon weigh more than 1,000 pounds. The Colorado Springs zoo ...

Floods and the economic fallout from COVID-19 are pitting hungry fishermen against hungry hippos—with deadly results. Hippos soak in Lake Naivasha in part of a nature conservancy called Sanctuary Farm ...