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A wildlife safari shared footage of the animals, which seemed calm, but gave a stern warning.

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As a scientist whose research partly focuses on how giant land animals like rhinos, elephants, and giraffes move and how gravity uniquely constrains how athletic they can be on land, I've long ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. The pygmy hippopotamus was born on Dec. 9 and given an official birth ...

The hippopotamus is finally getting its due in the big-screen 'animal attack' genre. See an exclusive clip from Hungry, featuring its killer hippo in all its rampaging glory. Director James Nunn ...

Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female ...

A two-year-old boy who was partially swallowed alive by a hippopotamus is recovering after a man stoned the animal to set the boy free, police in Africa said. According to the Uganda Police Force, the ...

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo ...

The hippopotamus is one of the most recognizable animals on the planet. With their tiny ears, enormous heads, and stocky bodies, they look unlike any other mammal on Earth. Native to sub-Saharan ...