Did you know that despite spending most of their lives in water, hippos can’t actually swim? It may sound odd, but these semi ...

But they're really not. Whether you want a hippopotamus for Christmas or just like to see them at the zoo, let's get to know more about these semiaquatic mammals' swimming skills, or lack thereof.

A wild hippopotamus was pictured going for a swim in Kruger National Park, South Africa The animal performed some underwater acrobatics that made it look like it was dancing It was seen lifting ...

The hippo calf was named “Poppy” after a public poll that received over 116,000 votes from 165 countries. Poppy won with 52.8 percent of the vote. Baby Pygmy Hippo Makes a Splash With Mom in ...

"This is the first such kind of incident where a hippo strayed out of the Lake Edward and attacked a young child," the Uganda Police Force said in a statement Melissa Montoya is an associate ...

The Mara River makes the perfect home for hippos. They graze the surrounding reed beds and grassland and swim in the bends and pools of deep water. The river supports around 2,000 of these semi ...

As its name implies, Hippo Pool – which sits near Kruger's southern border – acts as one of the park's premier locales for viewing hippos. In fact, hundreds of these giant, grunting creatures ...

Hippo Haven offers zoo visitors close-up views of the pygmy hippos on land and in the water. The mother/daughter duo may take a break from swimming to go face-to-face with guests at the pool ...