Few animals look as calm and harmless as a hippo lounging in the water, but appearances can be deceiving. Dangerously so, in the case of the hippo. Despite their bulky bodies and seemingly lazy nature ...

A federal judge has given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service three more years to determine whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wild hippos are ...

Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...