The hippopotamus, commonly called "hippo," is the third-largest living land animal. Male hippos can weigh up to 9,920 pounds while females weigh around 3,000 pounds, according to PBS." The animal's ...

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MOSLEY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo released a cute video of a baby pygmy hippo’s first swim. The Virginia zoo says the female calf was born on July 26. She’s the first pygmy hippo to be born at the ...

The South African broke two world records in the process. PRETORIA, South Africa -- A South African swimmer has splashed his way into history by swimming across Lake Malawi during the tropical cyclone ...

He's 1 month old, goes by Fritz and weighs around 170 pounds. Baby hippo Fritz joins his family at the Cincinnati Zoo - mom Bibi, dad Tucker and sister Fiona, who won hearts after being born a preemie ...