On land, a hippo can easily outrun a human — and in the water, they are nearly unstoppable. Hippos are also social animals who are rarely ever alone. But beyond their sheer size and incredible ...

It’s extremely rare for crocodiles and hippos to mingle so closely, but extreme drought forces the animals ... A hippo's jaws are powerful enough to bite a crocodile in half, (water splashing ...

But it took an hour for the tranquilizer to have an effect, by which time the animal had returned to the water. In 2011, veterinarians managed to anesthetize and castrate one hippo named ...

the Retina Hippo Pool consists of a deep puddle of water with roughly 200 sloshing, playing hippos. Some former visitors noted that the smell can be somewhat overwhelming – they are animals ...

In an unusual encounter at the Pilanesberg National Park, a hippo was seen trying to join in on a lion’s meal.

They leave the water a few times during the day to graze on the grass." Hippo Haven offers zoo visitors close-up ... new menu items The Poppy Pygmy Experience animal encounter where ticket holders ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in ... Visitors can see Poppy grazing and lounging on land and splashing in the water. An underwater viewing window allows zoo patrons to ...

Officials at Virunga National Park report that at least 50 hippos, along with other large animals, were recently killed by the bacterial disease. Media outlets reported on the hippo slaughter ...

“Although this disease mainly affects wildlife, it poses a potential risk of transmission to humans as well as domestic animals,” the ... once housed the largest hippo population in the ...

"Livestock and wild animals can become infected when they breathe in, eat, or drink spores in contaminated soil, plants, or water," the agency noted. The spokesperson said that in addition to the ...