TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The Moomins, Finland’s most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this ...

Given their huge size, there is no question as to why hippopotamuses are one of the most feared mammals. Apart from their bulky appearance, they also have an odd-looking mouth that features huge, ...

The hippopotamus was killed by a local vigilante, Patrick David, in the Okumuzo River, a tributary of the Alika River, along ...

Residents of Anegbette in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State erupted in jubilation on Monday following the killing of a massive hippopotamus in a local river.The hippopotamus was killed ...

The hippopotamus, commonly called "hippo," is the third-largest living land animal. Male hippos can weigh up to 9,920 pounds while females weigh around 3,000 pounds, according to PBS." ...

A hippopotamus purportedly threatening four communities in Lapai local government area of Niger State was killed by hunters from the area.

Longtime favorite Mahali, the Nile hippopotamus, is making a Texas-sized move this fall. This week, the Denver Zoo ...

In 1953, Gayla Peevey used the popularity of her hit "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" to help the OKC Zoo get its first hippo. Mathilda.

In 1953, the then 10-year-old Peevey sang the novelty hit “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.” It led to a statewide fund drive in which children donated dimes to purchase and bring a ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said.

Nearly 70 years later, a zoo in Virginia delivered a version of Peevey's wish — and not just with any ol' hippopotamus, but with a wide-eyed, shoebox-size, baby pygmy hippopotamus.

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