Few animals look as calm and harmless as a hippo lounging in the water, but appearances can be deceiving. Dangerously so, in ...

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 ...

The City of Cape Town has said that it is sad about the passing of Brutus, Rondevlei’s first and famous hippo. Brutus arrived at Rondevlei in November 1981, and was the first hippo to be reintroduced ...