TAMPA (WFLA) — Lu, a 64-year-old hippo at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, had a hip-hoppin’ birthday complete with cake and a birthday song from park visitors on Friday. In a ...

So hippo to see you! An adorable baby hippopotamus met his older sister for the first time while frolicking underwater in an enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. A video clip posted online by the zoo ...

Gori the hungry young hippo struggled while trying to get to grips with his underwater birthday cake. The young hippo was celebrating his 2nd birthday at Valencia Bioparc in Spain on May 25 when ...

Hip-hippo hooray: It's a boy! The Cincinnati Zoo revealed on Aug. 8 that Fiona the Hippo's newest sibling—born last week—is a boy calf. According to the marketing manager of the Cincinnati Zoo, Amy ...

Sarah Gailey's alternate-history romp takes place in a United States that went ahead with a wild plan to farm hippos for meat. It's a delightful... In 1909, the United States was suffering a shortage ...

You might think the lion is the most dangerous beast in Africa. In fact, it's the hippopatamus. Hippos kill more humans than any other animal there. Hippos have violent tempers, and they can become ...

Some might say he’s the most enticing candidate yet. Timothy the Hippo is throwing his snout in the ring and running for president. The San Antonio Zoo will make the campaign announcement Monday, ...

In 1909, the United States was suffering a shortage of meat. At the same time, Louisiana's waterways were being choked by invasive water hyacinth. Louisiana Congressman Robert F. Broussard proposed an ...