While the lion may be the king of the jungle in the wide open plains of Africa, the boss is a different story. Whether you ...

Most safari brochures highlight lions mid-roar and crocodiles lurking at riverbanks. Meanwhile, the animal responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any other large land mammal often looks half ...

Having watched this clip, it’s hard to miss the caution lions show around hippopotamuses. Even though lions are often described as apex predators in their ecosystems, these individuals don’t linger ...

The Wildlife World Zoo recently invited the public to vote on a name for a newborn animal. The winning baby hippo name was ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoon announced Friday an endangered baby pygmy hippo was brought into the world -- the first for the zoo in 30 years. Last month, first-time mom, Mabel, gave birth to a ...

A new experience at the Cincinnati Zoo is letting guests get up close to their favorite animals before the zoo even opens.Breakfast with the Animals will be offered twice a month through August, where ...

A hippopotamus left no room for his message to get lost in translation when he ferociously defended his territory from an African elephant. "There is an island on the middle of the Chobe River to ...

PHOENIX — The new pygmy hippopotamus at the Wildlife World Zoo could soon be a big TV star. Not only is her name going to be announced on the TODAY Show, but if a certain name is chosen, she will also ...

Gertrude the hippo, the oldest animal at the Woodland Park Zoo, was euthanized Wednesday because of age-related osteoarthritis. Despite medication, the 47-year-old female hippo experienced intense ...