Male hippos can weigh up to 9,920 pounds while females weigh around 3,000 pounds, according to PBS." The animal's scientific ...

With a large barrel-shaped body, short legs and huge skull, the hippo is the third largest land animal in the world. Adult bulls can reach 4–5m long and weigh four tonnes (4,000kg). Theyhttp ...

Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the zoo’s Hippo Haven habitat. The 4-month-old hippo is ...

Hippo pods are led by dominant males, which can weigh 6,000 pounds or more. Females and most other males weigh between 3,500 and 4,500 pounds, and all live about 40 years. Bachelor males graze ...

An alpha hippo is challenged by two outside males. A coup by two hippo bulls is out of the ordinary, but this is no ordinary year, as a once-in-a-lifetime drought spurs unusual animal behavior.

Full grown, the pygmy hippo typically reaches 30 to 32 inches in height, 59 to 70 inches in length, and 400 to 600 pounds in weight. It is estimated that pygmy hippos can grow to ten times their ...

The 4-month-old hippo is already 80 pounds, zookeepers said. By the time she’s 5 months old, she’s expected to be about ten times her birth weight. Prior to stepping out to soak up the sun ...