The hippopotamus, also known as a hippo, is a massive amphibious mammal that spends most of its time near "lakes, pools, mudholes, or in the preferred moving waters of rivers," according to the San ...

Crocodiles and hippos are the largest and fiercest denizens of Africa’s freshwater habitats. While they are not natural rivals—they do not compete for the same food, nor do they normally eat each ...

Hippos at the Cincinnati Zoo are trick-or-treating a little early this year — by munching on entire pumpkins, a viral TikTok video shows. The zoo staff gave the hippos pumpkins on Oct. 26, which was ...

Just how easy is it for hippos to crush pumpkins? The answer may send chills down your spine. Screengrabs from the @cincinnatizoo's TikTok Hippos at the Cincinnati Zoo are trick-or-treating a little ...

A toolkit used by human ancestors discovered by researchers along the shores of Kenya’s Lake Victoria could be the oldest ever found, according to a study published Thursday in Science, leading ...