Hugo the pygmy hippo calf, one of John Ball Zoo’s newest and most notable residents, made his public debut to zoo members.

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 ...

We thought hippos went extinct in Central Europe around 115,000 years ago, but new fossil finds tell a different story.

A team from The Wilderness Project has conducted a survey of hippos along Zambia’s Kafue River, one of the last strongholds of the species in Southern Africa. The expedition faced regular close ...

The hippopotamuses were found floating in a river south of Lake Edward, which separates the DRC from Uganda, park director Emmanuel de Merode said. The local office of the Congolese Institute for ...

A video circulating over WhatsApp shows a family of Hippos strolling through a busy street in St Lucia, northern ...

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 ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses died as a result of anthrax poisoning at the oldest national park in Africa. A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at ...

Hippos, now found only in sub-Saharan Africa, managed to survive in central Europe far longer than anyone previously believed. A new analysis of ...

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 ...