Hippos are some of the earth’s largest land animals. Their name derives from Greek when they were called “river horses,” although “river cows” might have been a better description. These ferocious ...

Their name comes from the Greek translation of “river horse,” and the description seems to be accurate, due to their aquatic nature. However, one of the defining characteristics of these animals is ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo has a new hippopotamus — Lupe — that you can find at Hippo Trail. After Lupe’s companion at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, recently died, the ...

Researchers discover hippos briefly lift all their feet off the ground when trotting. The Royal Veterinary College team made the discovery based on footage of hippos at a theme park. This gait is rare ...

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Remember Moo Deng? The pygmy hippo that broke the Internet with her adorable cuteness? Well, there’s a new baby pygmy hippo in town—at Arizona’s Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, to be exact—and ...

WASHINGTON— Animal protection and conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for missing its deadline to decide whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S ...