Baby hippos are undoubtedly some of the cutest semiaquatic animals. However, they grow up to be some of the largest and most dangerous animals on the planet. Read on to find out five awesome baby ...

Hippopotamuses are some of nature’s heavyweights. Their massive size and aggressive temperament have earned them a spot as ...

She is comfortable giving birth in water or on land. If the baby is born underwater, ... Hippo’s canines are made from the same material of elephants’ tusks, ivory.

Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. ... Poppy's birth was unique: It was Iris' first time giving birth in water, according to a news release.

The hippo, born after a seven-month gestation, weighed 15 pounds at her neonatal exam administered five days after birth. Fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds, according to zoo ...

Americans who have fallen in love with Moo Deng no longer need to travel to Thailand to see a baby pygmy hippo in person. Poppy was born on Dec. 9, 2024, to the Metro Richmond Zoo's resident pygmy ...

Funani, mother of the new baby hippo, is shown here in 2003 with one of her previous offspring. The new calf isn't quite so rotund yet. Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo/HO/Reuters/Corbis The world got a ...

Mother hippo was observed during the final stages of labour by the Mara River, located in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya - feet away from a crocodile.