Now that Poppy and Iris have been released into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering a new experience for visitors to see them up close, starting Monday.

More than 200 hippos are threatening the ecosystem. In response, biologist Forrest Galante traveled to the country to help curb this environmental crisis. The situation has escalated to such an ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Monroe! He’s a Nile hippo at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe - hence the name choice. General Curator Lisa Taylor says they’re also known as “river ...

Hippo in its habitat. Image via Unsplash As semi-aquatic animals, hippos are perfectly adapted to life in the water. They are buoyant and agile underwater, using their powerful legs to propel ...

Hippo in its habitat. Image via Unsplash As semi-aquatic animals, hippos are perfectly adapted to life in the water. They are buoyant and agile underwater, using their powerful legs to propel ...

Another event I missed entirely. Tuesday was Pygmy Hippo Day. Looking at an image of a pygmy hippo, it seems about the right size to provide lunch for the three little dire wolves, extinct for ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The 89th Masters is about to get underway, with a field of 95 players all vying for one of the biggest prizes in all of golf. But as with most elements tied to proceedings to ...

According to the national park's website, the hippos' population has been massively declining due to poaching and habitat destruction. In the 1970s, there were nearly 30,000 of the animals in the ...

Sick and dying hippos have reportedly been spotted floating on their sides or backs or hiding amongst foliage following an anthrax outbreak at the Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic ...

Virunga National Park director Emmanuel De Merode told Reuters in a report published on Tuesday, April 8, that at least 50 hippos and other large animals, including buffalo, have been killed as a ...