If you live in South Africa, hippos are just part of life. Watch these large semi-aquatic mammals cause a rather unusual ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses died as a result of anthrax poisoning at the oldest national park in Africa. A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at ...

Tourists and locals found themselves in an atypical traffic jam recently, when hippos crossed the road in St Lucia, South Africa, walking right in front of cars and pedestrians.Footage captured by ...

A team from The Wilderness Project has conducted a survey of hippos along Zambia’s Kafue River, one of the last strongholds of the species in Southern Africa. The expedition faced regular close ...

A New Jersey woman was attacked by a hippo during a safari in Africa and died. Now, her husband is suing the American tour company that hosted the trip. Lisa Manders was by a river in Zambia last ...

A New Jersey man whose wife was killed in a horrific hippopotamus attack last year during a safari in Africa is suing the Connecticut company that arranged the trip, alleging it failed to ensure their ...

MODIMOLLE, South Africa (AP) – What started out as a day of hope for Solly the hippo turned to tragedy when rescuers were unable to save the 3-ton beast from the swimming pool he plunged into after ...

(WJW) – At least 50 hippos and other large animals were found dead due to anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo’s Virunga National Park. According to Reuters, Virunga National Park Director Emmanuel De ...

At least 50 hippos and other large animals at Virunga National Park in the DRC are thought to be killed by the bacterial disease. Reading time 2 minutes Anthrax has caused a mass die-off of hippos ...