Hippos are some of the earth’s largest land animals. Their name derives from Greek when they were called “river horses,” ...

12 Fun Hippo Facts. Why do they spend so much time in the water? Can they swim? By. ... Alongside the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippo is one of the biggest animals on our planet.

However, a 2015 study by the Mammal Review shows hippos “occasionally” feed on animal carcasses, a more omnivorous behavior. Hippos are known to attack and eat animals like wildebeests, zebras ...

Pygmy hippos are the world's smallest species of hippo, and listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List.When they were last assessed globally in ...

Cincinnati Zoo's newest hippo baby Fritz is getting closer to making his public debut.The zoo said the two-week-old baby hippo and his mom Bibi explored their outdoor habitat for the first time ...

Poppy is the third hippo calf born to parents Iris and Corwin, who have two older girls as well. When Poppy is fully grown, she could weigh up to 600 pounds, the zoo said when she was born.

According to the zoo, the 24-year-old Lupe currently lives in the hippo habitat in the African Savanna. She was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and moved to Woodland Park Zoo in 2003.