Back in mid-October, the Albuquerque BioPark welcomed its newest family member: an absolutely adorable female Nile hippo.

Hannah Shirley is not embarrassed about her age. The San Diego–based hippopotamus just turned 52 years old. In honor of her ...

One rare baby pygmy hippo may be too cute for his own good, but he has won the hearts of thousands of fans in the few short ...

Hannah Shirley, the world’s oldest pygmy hippo in managed care, was celebrated with a “Hungry Hungry Hippos”–themed party ...

Happy birthday, Hannah Shirley! This year marks 52 trips around the Sun for the world’s oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance said this week that its beloved hippos' scheduled transfer to a different state ...

The Rondevlei Nature Reserve in Cape Town is mourning the loss of Brutus, the original male hippopotamus reintroduced to the reserve in 1981.

Mahali, the Denver Zoo’s beloved Nile hippopotamus, will stay in the Mile High City a little longer than expected. Zoo ...

Here’s a look at little Maisy, the BioPark’s one-month-old Nile hippo who’s already getting good grades on her How to Hippo crash course. The zoo just ...

Brutus, the first hippo to be reintroduced into the Western Cape in 300 years, arrived at Rondevlei in November 1981. The ...