Hippos may look harmless, but their poop plays a deadly role in their ecosystem. This video explores how their waste can ...

Hippos may look lazy in the water, but their poop creates one of the deadliest natural threats in their environment. By releasing massive amounts of waste into rivers, they deplete oxygen levels and ...

Ah, the majestic hippo. What we’re seeing up there is actually a very typical behavior, and I don’t just mean the use of the tail to spray poop.

Another culprit: hippo poop. A study lead by researchers at Yale University found hippos pooping in the Mara River in Africa are killing off the fish. In the Mara River, ...

Hippo poop is a plentiful resource. According to a new study, it’s also good for the environment, as the semi-aquatic mammal is crucial pipeline for the element silicon.

The hippos that weigh a whopping 4,000 pounds each won't stop having sex, and they are polluting the water they share with other animals. Article continues below advertisement ...

A 2019 research published at Science Advances on May 1 highlights hippo poop as the source of silicon, which is critical in supporting food chains in Mara River and other lakes the river drains into.

Back to Timothy the hippo, though. If any 3,800-pound mammal is ready to have his own candle, it’s him. The centerpiece of the zoo’s Instagram page, he’s gone nationally and internationally ...