Pablo Escobar's hippos have multiplied and spread since his death in 1993. There are now around 200 of the hippos living in the Rio Magdalena and other Colombian waterways. Photo by Juancho Torres / ...

It is hoped the animals will return to the park this summer after the deaths of beloved hippos Sonia and Spot.

Four hippos were originally brought to Colombia in the 1980s and were part of the late drug kingpin's private zoo, Hacienda Nápoles Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE.

The pygmy hippo was born weighing 15.4 lbs. on Feb. 19 at Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

Do elephants and hippos get along? The answer can be found in this fascinating video footage posted by YouTube user Wildest Kruger Sightings. In the video, a herd of hippos (including calves ...

WASHINGTON— Animal protection and conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for missing its deadline to decide whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S ...

WASHINGTON— Wildlife protection groups today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect hippos under the Endangered Species Act. The legal petition was filed by the Humane Society of the ...