A Nile adult hippopotamus at the Cincinnati Zoo is said to be fighting for his life two weeks after caretakers discovered an infection in his blood. “The median life expectancy for male Nile hippos is ...

HIPPOPOTAMUS IN WATER TWO FIGHTING WIDE OPEN MOUTH LAKE FIERCE BATTLE TERRITORIAL COMBAT AFRICA BIG FIVE© Fayad Hameed/Shutterstock.com Tourists can get up close and personal with wildlife when they ...

You do not want to get on a hippopotamus’s bad side — it could be the last thing you do! These huge mammals can become vicious if provoked, and even though they haven’t been trained in martial arts, ...

Zookeepers spend a lot of time managing large animals safely, but stepping near two agitated hippos is an especially risky situation. This widely shared video from Changsha, China, appears to show ...

While the lion may be the king of the jungle in the wide open plains of Africa, the boss is a different story. Whether you are a fierce lion, aggressive crocodile, or stealthy cheetah, they all have ...