In 2014 Uganda, increasingly worried about falling hippo numbers, banned the trade in hippo teeth, which had been legal. But the wildlife authority says that since the ban the flow of hippo ivory ...

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

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 ...

Hippopotamuses are some of the largest creatures on earth and the deadliest animals in Africa. These territorial behemoths may look cute and cuddly (especially as babies), but they have an extremely ...

Investigators have examined the case of hippo teeth and revealed discordance in trade volumes declared between importers and exporters -- a scenario that could threaten the survival of the species.

Art & Tech A Gnarly Old Tooth Found in a Museum Cabinet Could Provide the Key to Understanding an Ancient Relative of the Hippo. Desmostylus fossils have been found on the West Coast and in Japan.

The video shared on Instagram shows how calmly a hippo undergoes a tooth grinding procedure at a zoo in the United States. Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

The dental surgery on the "geriatric hippo" was to "address a wound in the back of Lily’s jaw which has become abscessed, and veterinarians believe it may be related to a tooth problem," the zoo ...