Inquiring minds want to know what it’s like being a baby pygmy hippo—and the staff at Tanganyika Wildlife Park didn’t disappoint! They’ve spent the last several months sharing daily updates on Mars, ...

A newborn pygmy hippo is splashing into the New Year at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia. On Tuesday, “Iris and her 3-week-old calf were moved into the zoo’s indoor pool area for some hippo ...

CINCINNATI — Thursday the world got one of its first glimpses of Fiona's little brother, Fritz, exploring the hippo cove habitat with his mom Bibi at the Cincinnati Zoo. Fritz's first time exploring ...

It was a warm sunny day, so what better time to hit the beach? Evidently that's what Happy the hippo figured, because the Milwaukee County Zoo's 39-year-old male spent much of Wednesday cooling off in ...

Did you know that despite spending most of their lives in water, hippos can’t actually swim? It may sound odd, but these semi-aquatic giants have unique adaptations that allow them to thrive in their ...

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens’ prematurely born baby hippopotamus reached what is considered normal birth weight this week, and went for a swim.The zoo said on Monday, February 27, Fiona ...

Gori the hungry young hippo struggled while trying to get to grips with his underwater birthday cake. The young hippo was celebrating his 2nd birthday at Valencia Bioparc in Spain on May 25 when ...

Hippos are among the most iconic animals in Africa and hold the distinction of being the third-largest land mammal living on Earth today after elephants and white rhinos. On top of their huge size, ...