The Toronto Zoo said it made the difficult decision to euthanize their “big and beautiful” geriatric 39-year-old river hippo named Petal because of health issues that would be “incredibly difficult” ...

Petal, the Toronto Zoo’s 39-year-old ”big and beautiful” river hippo, was euthanized last week after a veterinary team discovered multiple infections in her mouth. Petal had recently lost weight, and ...

Finnish director Dome Karukoski is ready to take things slow with “Hippo Love.” After “Tolkien” – a 2019 biopic about the early life of the “Lord of the Rings” author – “Tom of Finland,” series “The ...

Mars is a pygmy hippo calf born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in June to his mother Posey. He has recently become an internet sensation. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle Kansas has a superstar. He’s ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. A series of new speed bumps installed in a Guadalupe ...

We all have tastebuds, and some of us even have more textured tongues than others, but you know an out-of-place tongue bump when you see one. It could be swollen, discolored, or even painful. Such ...

A new baby pygmy hippo was born at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the fourth pygmy hippo born in a U.S. zoo in the last year, which is significant for the endangered species. Pygmy ...

A wild hippopotamus capsized a boat containing 14 people including children and a baby in the Ivory Coast, leaving 11 missing, according to authorities. The boat was travelling on the Sassandra River ...

A rogue hippopotamus capsized a boat packed with passengers in the Ivory Coast, leaving 11 people — including children and a baby — missing, according to authorities. The boat, carrying 14 passengers, ...

Three others survived the incident, which took place on Sept. 5 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written for ...

A massive data center is set to be developed in Butler County, raising concerns among Trenton residents. Cincinnati priest watches Hurricane Melissa's impact on his former home As Hurricane Melissa ...

Hippo mama Bibi gave birth six weeks early Jan. 24, 2017, to the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. No one could've imagined what a stir this underdeveloped, ...