A Nile adult hippopotamus at the Cincinnati Zoo is said to be fighting for his life two weeks after caretakers discovered an infection in his blood. The hippo named Henry is the father of Fiona, which ...

A couple of golfers got more than they bargained for when an aggressive hippo fight broke out on a golf course, just steps away from the putting green. The video recently surfaced on the Nature is ...

You do not want to get on a hippopotamus’s bad side — it could be the last thing you do! These huge mammals can become vicious if provoked, and even though they haven’t been trained in martial arts, ...

A 2-year-old boy miraculously survived a hippopotamus attack in Uganda after the animal swallowed half his body. According to the Uganda Police Force, the 2-year-old was playing at his home in ...

Tourists can get up close and personal with wildlife when they stay in safari camps at Kruger National Park. You never know who might be wandering by the watering hole as you enjoy an outdoor dining ...

Fiona and her mother, Bibi, recently met 18-year-old Tucker the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo and calmly shared a swimming pool with the newcomer Fiona the hippo — who was born prematurely on Jan. 24, ...

A two-year-old boy who was partially swallowed alive by a hippopotamus is recovering after a man stoned the animal to set the boy free, police in Africa said. According to the Uganda Police Force, the ...

Kerbe Shephard and her family decided to name their baby girl Fiona after the infant was born premature but with a fighting spirit, just like Fiona the hippo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

An alpha hippo is challenged by two outside males. A coup by two hippo bulls is out of the ordinary, but this is no ordinary year, as a once-in-a-lifetime drought spurs unusual animal behavior. - ...