Surprisingly, the most dangerous animal in the world is the mosquito. Although these tiny animals may just seem like a summer nuisance, they are very dangerous, killing up to one million people each ...

Researchers discover hippos briefly lift all their feet off the ground when trotting. The Royal Veterinary College team made the discovery based on footage of hippos at a theme park. This gait is rare ...

Analysis shows hippos get all four feet off the ground simultaneously for up to 15% of the time when running at full speed For a brief moment lasting 0.3 seconds per stride, some hippos 'fly' by ...

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Thanks to years of campaigning by wildlife conservation groups, it’s widely known that Africa’s ...

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Of course, hippos cannot fly. How can these animals, which normally weigh thousands of pounds, even fly? It turns out they basically can; it only took some high-speed videos and some experts to prove ...

The lumbering hippopotamus is not exactly the incarnation of agility. Nevertheless, these chonky beasts may surprise you yet. Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College found hippos trot so fast they ...

Researchers have discovered that, unlike other four-legged mammals, hippopotamuses trot at high speeds and become airborne for "quite a large amount of time." When you purchase through links on our ...

The hippopotamus, commonly called "hippo," is the third-largest living land animal. Male hippos can weigh up to 9,920 pounds while females weigh around 3,000 pounds, according to PBS." The animal's ...