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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After a months-long ...

Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...

An adorable baby hippo at the zoo in Richmond recently got a name, Petunia, and video shows she’s practicing her swimming — a sign that she’s reaching her age-appropriate milestones. The pygmy hippo ...

Video by @zookeeperguyUnderwater ballet🩰🎶Most people think that hippos swim in the water, but in fact they’re way to dense and heavy to be able to float. They have no natural buoyancy, compared to ...

When not grazing on land, hippos like to keep cool by gathering in packed pools for up to 16 hours a day, and it takes more than some shifting bowels for them to leave again. The semi-aquatic ...

This little guy is beating the heat in the cutest way possible! Check out Obi, a 3-week-old pygmy hippo calf, splashing around with his mom at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia. Tap to see video if ...

This little guy is beating the heat in the cutest way possible! Check out Obi, a 3-week-old pygmy hippo calf, splashing around with his mom at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia. Tap to see video if ...

Even the king of the jungle can have a bad day when trying to cross a river guarded by an aggressive hippo. Three lions found out the hard way that this river crossing was a giant hippo’s territory.