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 ...

Poppy — a viral baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo — got her own livestream on Jan. 13, the Virginia zoo announced.

Wildlife groups argue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to put common hippos on the endangered list to protect against U.S.

An curved arrow pointing right. Two engineers from South Africa were designing a wheel barrel when they realized they could put water in the wheel. From that idea the Hippo Roller was born and is ...

Wading into the water near Poppy and Iris, with a safe barrier inbetween. Potential opportunities to feed Poppy and Iris. Learning more about pygmy hippo behavior and conservation from a zoo team ...

Plans to build a new home for hippos at Longleat Safari Park have been approved. The Wiltshire attraction was home to female ...

“This birth was unique as it was the first time Iris gave birth in water,” the zoo said. “While common hippos usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippo calves can be born on land or in water.

Instead, hippos use their powerful legs and webbed toes to propel themselves through the water by pushing off the riverbed, essentially “bouncing” along the muddy bottom. On land, a hippo can ...