Compared with Africa's other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they're hard to study and dangerous to encounter.

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The Agriculture Committee didn’t bite on The American Hippo Bill. Broussard reshuffled the deck and prepared to resubmit the bill the next year. Burnham would go to Africa to nail down logisitcs and ...

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Earlier this month, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia, welcomed a baby female pygmy hippo calf whose name will be decided by the public. The newborn, currently weighing in at 15 pounds, is ...

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A version of this post was first published on July 7, 2020. A hard-to-spot mountain lion patiently waits for the right moment ...