First hippopotamus-caused traffic accident in Colombia leaves animal dead April 14, 2023 Colombia has logged its first hippopotamus-caused road traffic accident after a car crashed into one of the animals at high speed, leaving the vehicle… Continue Reading
Born tiny and premature, Fiona the hippo now tips the scales at 1,000 lbs December 27, 2018 Fiona, the world’s most beloved hippo, has set a new record. She now weighs 1,000 pounds. A milestone worth celebrating at her home at… Continue Reading
Loads and loads of hippo poop is killing fish in Kenya May 17, 2018 Pollution has long been blamed for the deaths of fish in the world’s waterways. But now researchers have identified a more natural culprit: Poop…. Continue Reading
Hippos save wildebeest from jaws of hungry crocodile September 1, 2017 This video is tough to watch. Not because a wildebeest appears doomed as a crocodile holds tight to a hind leg. Because the wildebeest family… Continue Reading
Fiona the baby hippo is swimming and diving like a champ June 3, 2017 Fiona the baby hippo is making leaps, bounds and now, dives. The premature hippopotamus was born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden four… Continue Reading
Help name the most adorable bundle of hippo joy at the Memphis Zoo April 6, 2017 She tipped the scales at 76 pounds when she was born on March 23, and quickly started following in her mother’s footsteps. The Memphis… Continue Reading
VIDEO: Baby hippo makes very cute debut at San Diego Zoo March 26, 2015 Baby hippos are just about the cutest things. And the latest calf was born at the San Diego Zoo just a few days ago… Continue Reading
Hippo delivers stillborn twins at the Calgary Zoo January 4, 2014 Calling it “almost a miracle,” the Calgary Zoo said in a statement today that its 26-year-old river hippopotamus, Sparky, delivered stillborn twins on Jan. 3. It’s both… Continue Reading
