Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippopotamus that became an internet sensation, is turning one on July 10. Will there be a ...

The pygmy hippopotamus is endangered, with fewer than 2,500 remaining in the wild. Major threats to hippo conservation include habitat loss as wetlands are drained for agriculture, hunting for meat ...

A six-year-old Thai boy with terminal cancer was able to fulfill his ultimate wish — to see the adorable pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, in person before his death. Moo Deng (Thai for ‘bouncy pork ...

Dr Richard Gillespie, a co-author, previously dated the bones to beyond 43,000 years ago. “ Zygomaturus trilobus was one of the largest marsupials that ever existed — it would have looked like a ...

HOMOSASSA, Fla. (WFLA)—Lu, the beloved hippo at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, has died. Florida State Parks announced the passing of Lu on Sunday night. “For over ...

Lu the hippopotamus died June 8, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Lu had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years old.

Lucifer, the oldest-known living hippopotamus in the Americas, died on Sunday after decades as a fixture for adoring fans at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Lovingly ...