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.

Ever wondered what would happen if two of the worlds largest animals went head to head in a battle The Animal FaceOff series aims to find out After expertly designed replicas of the animals are ...

Notoriously aggressive, hippopotami are some of the deadliest land animals to humans, causing around 500 casualties annually.

As a new day dawns on a changed hippo colony, the clan gathers around their fallen leader. As the colony gathers around his body, it's hard not to interpret their behavior as mourning. While this type ...

When a bull elephant and hippo meet in a watering hole, it's not always a peaceful coexistence. In the accompanying footage, captured by Scott Hyman in Botswana, South Africa, the much larger ...

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 ...