When we talk about wildlife, it’s usually the big predators or endangered animals that get all the attention. But there are ...

Given their huge size, there is no question as to why hippopotamuses are one of the most feared mammals. Apart from their bulky appearance, they also have an odd-looking mouth that features huge, ...

This young lion survived a real-life nightmare when he found himself surrounded by rushing water and nearly twenty angry ...

Two new papers analyze fossils found in Canada and Kenya, respectively—vastly different environments for the preservation of ...

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has granted a presidential pardon to Lin Yunhua, a Chinese national sentenced to 14 years ...

Hippos are some of the earth’s largest land animals. Their name derives from Greek when they were called “river horses,” although “river cows” might have been a better description. These ferocious ...

Is anything cuter than a baby hippo? Fans of Thailand’s Khoa Kheow Open Zoo don’t think so. The zoo recently held a four-day ...

The team recovered protein fragments from teeth found at multiple sites across Turkana, ranging in age from 1.5 to 18 million ...

Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng eats fruit presented for her first birthday celebration at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived long ago. But the oldest DNA obtained so far dates back about two million ...

A dramatic territorial battle between two hippos in an African lake was captured in a video at Kruger National Park. Tourists at safari camps were treated to ...

Lu the hippo died June 8. He had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years old.