Patti — a river hippopotamus and a favorite animal at the Milwaukee County Zoo since she arrived in 1972 — has died. Patti was humanely euthanized on Sunday, Nov. 10. According to a statement from the ...

Two men have drowned after a large crowd of people gathered on the banks of the iMfolozi River, hoping to grab some meat from ...

World Hippo Day 2026 delivers a clear message: strength alone does not ensure survival. With meaningful conservation efforts and continued action, future generations may still witness hippos resting ...

Patti, the oldest hippopotamus in U.S. zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, died Nov. 10, at the Milwaukee County Zoo. She was 55. Born at the Dallas Zoo, Patti arrived in ...

A team from The Wilderness Project has conducted a survey of hippos along Zambia’s Kafue River, one of the last strongholds of the species in Southern Africa. The expedition faced regular close ...

TAMPA, Fla. — An endangered pygmy hippo was born at ZooTampa earlier this week. The unnamed female calf was born Sunday night to 20-year-old mom Zsa Zsa and 22-year-old dad Howie, according to a news ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s a girl! ZooTampa at Lowry Park is celebrating the birth of rare and endangered pygmy hippopotamus. The yet unnamed calf was born March 31 and weighed around ten pounds. The birth ...

The hippo population along the Kavango River near Shamvura Camp has reportedly collapsed from 187 animals to just 22 in two years, raising alarm over what lodge owner ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — One of Greensboro’s cutest animal residents is having a birthday! Huckleberry, the pygmy hippo who lives with her mother Holly and father Ralph at the Greensboro Science ...