Hippos are often viewed as passive giants, but they are among the most dangerous animals in Africa. Carter’s conservation effort placed him in direct conflict with their extreme territorial aggression ...

Hippos are responsible for an estimated 500 human deaths each year in Africa, yet they are still widely described as slow, lazy, or overweight. Their wide mouths, round bodies, and short legs make ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pablo Escobar’s four escaped hippos have grown into a feral population of nearly 200 individuals in the Magdalena Basin of ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years ...

Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild hippos, the offspring of the drug lord’s pets, dividing a town where hippos ...