Few animals look as calm and harmless as a hippo lounging in the water, but appearances can be deceiving. Dangerously so, in the case of the hippo. Despite their bulky bodies and seemingly lazy nature ...

This wildlife feature introduces Moo Deng while exploring the unique biology of pygmy hippos. Unlike their larger relatives, pygmy hippos evolved for life in dense forests rather than open rivers. The ...

While we certainly can enjoy watching them chomp lettuce, their enormous mouths do remind us that hippos are considered "the ...