With a large barrel-shaped body, short legs and huge skull, the hippo is the third largest land animal in the world. Adult bulls can reach 4–5m long and weigh four tonnes (4,000kg). Theyhttp ...

One such myth is the idea that hippos produce pink milk, a claim that has intrigued many. While this might sound like a curious fact, the truth is that hippos, like all mammals, produce white or ...

An alpha hippo is challenged by two outside males. A coup by two hippo bulls is out of the ordinary, but this is no ordinary year, as a once-in-a-lifetime drought spurs unusual animal behavior.

Full grown, the pygmy hippo typically reaches 30 to 32 inches in height, 59 to 70 inches in length, and 400 to 600 pounds in weight. It is estimated that pygmy hippos can grow to ten times their ...

The 4-month-old hippo is already 80 pounds, zookeepers said. By the time she’s 5 months old, she’s expected to be about ten times her birth weight. Prior to stepping out to soak up the sun ...