Here are eight of the wild animals that kill the most humans each year, based on BBC Wildlife’s reporting. Hippos are responsible for more human deaths in Africa than lions. BBC Wildlife notes that ...

New research shows that hippos lived in central Europe tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought. Ancient DNA and radiocarbon dating confirm they survived in Germany’s Upper Rhine ...

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

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 ...

Lions and hippos don’t regularly encounter one another, in part because hippos are usually only on land at night. Despite their enormous size and powerful bodies, hippos are actually herbivores that ...

Over the last few weekends, as I’ve been watching my granddaughter, I’ve been indoctrinated into the Octonauts. They’re a team of creature marine biologists and aquatic explorers who teach us quite a ...

Amazon is offering a new, exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed version of the iconic kids' game Hungry Hungry Hippos. The game replaces the hippos with TMNT's Donatello, Michelangelo, ...

As extreme drought overtakes Katavi, predators struggle to find food. Lions rarely hunt hippos, but hungry lions can do crazy things. - [Narrator] Hippos outweigh lions ten to one and are rarely ...

Texas has a bevy of state animals. The armadillo, the horned lizard, the Mexican free-tailed bat and the iconic longhorn are just a few creatures people might think of when thinking of Texas. Hippos ...