Hippos are huge animals with fearsome tusks and aggressive natures, but they mainly eat plants. Sometimes they attack people and can tangle with crocodiles, sure, but they’re not predators or ...

The hippopotamus spends much of its day half-submerged in African rivers and lakes, looking placid, even comical, as it ...

Pablo Escobar's four imported hippos have spawned Colombia's largest invasive population, disrupting local ecosystems. These ...

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Thanks to years of campaigning by wildlife conservation groups, it’s widely known that Africa’s ...

The hippopotamus, also known as a hippo, is a massive amphibious mammal that spends most of its time near "lakes, pools, mudholes, or in the preferred moving waters of rivers," according to the San ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surprisingly, the most dangerous animal in the world is the mosquito. Although these tiny animals may just seem like a summer ...

They’re horny, horny hippos. The Colombian government wants to send Pablo Escobar’s so-called “cocaine hippos” to Mexico and India because the sexed-up mammals won’t stop procreating. The hippos — ...

Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female ...

Hippopotamuses are rather vocal animals. Their "wheeze honk" calls can be heard over long distances, leading researchers to suspect the calls play an important role in maintaining social groups. Now, ...