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 ...

Lu the hippo died June 8. He had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years old.

Lucifer, the oldest-known living hippopotamus in the Americas, died on Sunday after decades as a fixture for adoring fans at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Lovingly ...

Fortunately, hippos are so formidable and tough that lions usually leave them alone. The post A Pair of Giant Hippos Blaze Directly Through a Pride of Lions appeared first on A-Z Animals.

Forrest Galante has bad luck with hippos. He was nearly killed twice by the animals while growing up as a kid in Zimbabwe. So it’s fair to say Galante was treading cautiously this winter as he ...

Wild hippos are declining in number and are considered vulnerable to international trade in hippo parts, including the sale of their teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat, wildlife conservation ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo Dec. 9, the zoo announced Christmas Eve. The public is now invited to vote on her name.

A female pygmy hippo named Iris gave birth to a healthy female calf on December 9 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, officials said.

The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus at their facility. The baby was born on Dec. 9 and is the third calf for the pygmy hippo parents Iris and Corwin.