Compared with Africa's other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they're hard to study and dangerous to encounter. Hippos tend to live in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in South Africa who rescued a baby hippo and raised it died after the animal mauled him several years later. For more than a ...

Hippos spend their nights grazing on grass and their days resting in rivers. This daily routine also moves silicon from land ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Craig Manders shows his wife Lisa Manders in Zambia in mid-2024. Lisa Manders was killed in a hippopotamus ...

Hippopotamuses are vital ecosystem engineers in Cameroon’s freshwater habitats. After population counts in Faro National Park ...

The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy ...

MODIMOLLE, South Africa (AP) – What started out as a day of hope for Solly the hippo turned to tragedy when rescuers were unable to save the 3-ton beast from the swimming pool he plunged into after ...

Roughly 50 hippopotamuses at Africa’s premier nature reserve died from anthrax poisoning, according to park officials. The naturally occurring form of anthrax took down the behemoths in the Democratic ...

A New Jersey woman was attacked by a hippo during a safari in Africa and died. Now, her husband is suing the American tour company that hosted the trip. Lisa Manders was by a river in Zambia last ...