Learn how radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA analysis revealed that hippos were alive and thriving during Europe’s last ice ...

We thought hippos went extinct in Central Europe around 115,000 years ago, but new fossil finds tell a different story.

Hippos survived in icy Europe far longer than thought, revealing surprising warmth and resilience during Ice Age.

For many decades, textbooks taught that hippos vanished from the center of Europe upon the onset of the Ice Age. However, a ...

Pygmy hippos have become an internet favorite for their shiny bodies and adorable behavior. Here's what to know about this ...

A hippopotamus attacked and killed a tourist in Kenya over the weekend, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said in a tweet Sunday. The attack took place Saturday evening at Lake Naivasha, about 58 miles ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Chinese tourist was attacked and killed by a hippo while taking pictures on the edge of Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley, just hours after a local fisherman was mauled to ...

Hippos in Ice Age Germany? New research reveals that these warm-loving giants roamed central Europe far later than believed.