As its name implies, Hippo Pool – which sits near Kruger's southern border – acts as one of the park's premier locales for viewing hippos. In fact, hundreds of these giant, grunting creatures frequent ...

SAN ANTONIO – Dive into the hippo pool at the San Antonio Zoo and take a tour of the exhibit with the animal care specialists. The hippopotamuses that live at the zoo are 5-year-old Timothy and ...

When you step outside your Land Rover, the first thing that you notice is the odor. It is strong – unpleasantly so. The methane-laced air grows stronger and stronger as you near the water. Once the ...

JOHANNESBURG — A hefty hippo chased away from his herd at a South African game reserve has found a refreshing place to relax: the lodge’s swimming pool. Now it’s stuck there. The young hippopotamus ...

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 ...

Fiona the hippo, a national sensation, made her media debut on Wednesday. The Cincinnati Zoo’s 4-month-old hippo is not ready for her public debut, but zoo officials said they hope rare media ...

MODIMOLLE, South Africa — What started as a day of hope for a young hippo turned to tragedy when rescuers were unable to save the 3-ton beast from the swimming pool he plunged into after being chased ...

MODIMOLLE, South Africa – A hippo who wandered into a swimming pool at a South African game reserve three days ago died Friday before a capture team could pull him out with a crane. Wildlife rescue ...