When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953, she didn't need to test the lyrical theory that a two-car garage would have plenty of room to house her "hippo hero." ...

Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation's minister ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Staff at John Ball Zoo, with the help of two pygmy hippos, accomplished a historic achievement in animal conservation. The zoo, located in Grand Rapids, welcomed its first-ever ...

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow Open ...

In 1977 the 24-year-old greeting card artist Sandra Boynton published her first book, Hippos Go Berserk! A “wild counting story” about a hippo whose home is visited by first two hippos, then three, ...

Moo Deng, born this summer, with her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Over the past several weeks, images of a clumsy, rosy-cheeked baby hippo have ...

A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers across the Shire River in Malawi’s Nsanje district was attacked by a hippo, causing it to overturn, authorities said. A police ...

CINCINNATI — Just call her Professor Fiona. The Cincinnati Zoo’s famous premature baby hippo does more than delight social-media fans and help sell a wide range of merchandise. She’s also an ...

Hippos may appear inactive, but a recent study shows that they’re listening closely to their surroundings. Paul Souders via Getty Images Hippopotamuses are best known for their bumbling bodies, ...

Three others survived the incident, which took place on Sept. 5 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written for ...