The Houston Zoo announced the arrival of Akobi, a 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus from San Francisco, who comes to Houston ...

The common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, is one of the largest land animals on Earth. Adult hippos can weigh between 1.5 to 3 tons (that's like a small car!), and they can grow as long as 16 ...

There are several key differences between the pygmy hippo and the common, most notably their size. The pygmy hippo is much ...

Born October 30 to parents Gloria and Otto at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, the hippo is already gaining popularity, following in the footsteps of viral sensation Moo Deng ...

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weighting less than one-fourth of a full-sized common hippo, according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation. Pygmies are native to West Africa and their average life expectancy is 27 years. In 2016 ...