Big eyes, tiny noses and round cheeks; scientists explain why animals like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo have us hooked.

Meanwhile, I tentatively approach my own as though it were a wild beast, my jet-lagged brain first forgetting ... out of the plains said to look like a hippo’s back (kubu means “hippopotamus ...

In this moment, I’m also reminded of the realities of African wildlife when I spot lions snoozing after feasting on a baby elephant and vultures picking out what appear to be pieces of brain ...

Meanwhile, I tentatively approach my own as though it were a wild beast, my jet-lagged brain first forgetting that the driver ...

The researchers analyzed how childhood maltreatment and romantic breakups interacted to influence hippocampal volume, controlling for factors such as age, sex, and total brain size. The ...

World Hippo Day serves as a reminder of their importance in the ecosystem and the need for their protection. For centuries, ...

Even the king of the jungle can have a bad day when trying to cross a river guarded by an aggressive hippo. Three lions found out the hard way that this river crossing was a giant hippo’s territory.

Leave it to a gigantic hippo to scare off three lions as they swim for their lives to escape the territorial beast.

Despite this enormous size, however, hippos are herbivores and aren’t naturally aggressive. But they are very territorial. If a hippo feels threatened, it won’t hesitate to defend itself with ...