Hippos, which are aggressive, have sharp teeth and weigh up to 2,750kg (three tons), kill an estimated 500 people every year in Africa. Tourism earned Kenya $1.2bn (£950m) last year, with 1.4 ...

On July 25, Mahto, 54, sustained multiple injuries after his limbs were crushed by a female hippo while he was trying to remove her newborn calf from her cage and feed it. "Mahto had undergone ...

"Hippos are an invasive species in Colombia and if we do not kill a part of their population now, the situation could be out of control in just 10 or 20 years." Hidden fortune found in Pablo ...

A BRAVE safari guide has revealed how he was left with 38 horrifying wounds after he was swallowed by a hippo. Paul Templer nearly bled to death after the beast savagely attacked him in front of ...

Iris and “New Deng” (trademark pending) have been relocated to a private hay-filled enclosure for the time being, which will ...

The killing of the hippo came one day after another one injured a woman in Busibwabo, Matayos Constituency on Friday morning. The woman was rushed to Nambale Sub County Hospital for medication.

The fisherfolk around Lake Naivasha have raised concern over the rise in hippo attacks that have claimed three lives in the last week. Three middle-aged men were killed by hippos near Kihoto ...

This task may sound terrifying, especially when you consider that hippos kill about 500 people in Africa each year — in fact, they're one of the deadliest land animals in the world. So ...

Hippos are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, drought, poaching and the international demand for hippo parts, including teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat. Adam Peyman, wildlife programs ...