With only about 2,000 left in the wild, the pygmy hippo's future is increasingly shaped by digital attention ...

Pablo Escobar: kingpin and... animal lover? In the 1980s, Escobar's zoo at Hacienda Nápoles took shape, filled with exotic ...

In a legal first, hippopotamuses located in Colombia that were once owned by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar are now considered "interested persons" Hippopotamuses that represent the legacy of Pablo ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — An endangered pygmy hippo was born at ZooTampa earlier this week. The unnamed female calf was born Sunday night to 20-year-old mom Zsa Zsa and 22-year-old dad Howie, according to a news ...

HOUSTON — Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new pygmy hippo in town. The Houston Zoo welcomed Akobi recently and he's been getting acquainted with the new home he shares with the bongos. Akobi is a ...

Hippos are among the most iconic animals in Africa and hold the distinction of being the third-largest land mammal living on Earth today after elephants and white rhinos. On top of their huge size, ...

Zookeepers spend a lot of time managing large animals safely, but stepping near two agitated hippos is an especially risky ...

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World is celebrating the arrival of not one, but two adorable baby animals in July 2021. A Nile hippopotamus calf and a western lowland gorilla were ...