When poachers snuck into Kruger National Park illegally and presumably to kill the protected wildlife, they were met with their demise.

South Africans have chimed in after a suspected poacher's dead body was discovered after was killed at the Kruger National ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February.

Nineteen hippos have died in Zimbabwe in the past three months most likely due to a lack of adequate food because of severe drought.

Taipei Zoo will unveil its newest resident, Thabo the pygmy hippopotamus, to the public on Sunday. It is hoped he will follow ...

Pygmy hippo “Thabo” is to make his debut to the public today, Taipei Zoo said yesterday. Thabo had undergone a month of ...

weighing less than one-fourth the full size of an adult common hippo. Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life expectancy is 27 years. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter ...

Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll. "Poppy" is a leading contender.

When lawyer Colin Rushmere bought 600 hectares on the country’s east coast in pursuit of a conservation dream, he was ...

according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation. Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life expectancy is 27 years. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on ...

Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...