An incredible video captures a hippo almost reaching a boater in the river, which would have likely not ended well.

Escobar’s private zoo is turning into a wildlife crisis.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has announced the name of its nine-week old hippopotamus. The calf’s mom Zambezi helped reveal the baby's name with a special breakfast of carrots, ...

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Colombia is currently between a hippo and a hard place as the region prepares to cull its most notable invasive species.

Disney's Animal Kingdom's mama hippo, Tuma, gave birth to a Nile hippopotamus on Saturday There’s a new addition to Disney’s Animal Kingdom! The park announced the happy news that mama hippo, Tuma, ...

HOUSTON — Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new pygmy hippo in town. The Houston Zoo welcomed Akobi recently and he's been getting acquainted with the new home he shares with the bongos. Akobi is a ...

Philip Angier has collected hippo items for half a century and is now selling them off for charity.

A new experience at the Cincinnati Zoo is letting guests get up close to their favorite animals before the zoo even opens.Breakfast with the Animals will be offered twice a month through August, where ...

Gertrude the hippo, the oldest animal at the Woodland Park Zoo, was euthanized Wednesday because of age-related osteoarthritis. Despite medication, the 47-year-old female hippo experienced intense ...