The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden have officially announced the name of Bibi’s baby hippo. The adorable hippo was born on August 3rd, which is also National Watermelon Day. It was a very fitting birthdate as hippos love watermelon and it is also how the zoo announced Bibi’s pregnancy. For the next two weeks, Mama […]
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Call for hippos to join list of world’s most endangered animals
Hippos could be added to the list of the world’s most endangered animals because of dwindling populations caused by the climate crisis, poaching and the ivory trade. The semi-aquatic mammals are found in lakes and rivers across sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated population of 115,000-130,000. As well as the trade in ivory – found in […]
The case of the disappearing deer – and how a new corridor could save it
It is twilight in Las Horquetas valley in Patagonia’s northern Aysén region. Several cars have pulled over beneath sandy cliffs on a wide paved road. Just metres away, three deer graze unperturbed in the glow of the car lights. The Patagonian huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), or South Andean deer, is the most endangered hoofed animal in […]
Many hunters leave hippos’ corpses behind and return home with just 12 teeth as their “trophies.”
Hippos are one of the most recognizable creatures on the planet, with their barrel form, massive teeth, and jaws that can expand to nearly 180 degrees. Hippos are also a keystone species because their behavior, as “ecosystem engineers,” helps form and preserve landscapes and ecosystems while also promoting biodiversity. Their presence is vital to the […]
Safari leader viciously attacked by hippo has left arm amputated
After his life-changing encounter with the deadly beast in his native Zimbabwe in 1996 – which he claims “stank of rotten eggs” – Paul Templer was left with 39 “serious” bite wounds “.. The wildlife specialist, who was conducting a six-person safari down the Zambezi river, characterized the horrific encounter as “a horrible day at […]
The terrifying moment a juvenile hippo is crushed in the jaws of a rival bull
The photograph of Russian photographer Evgeny Borisov was highly commended in the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers’ Competition this year. As the other hippos look on, the bull hippo takes up the rival calf in its mouth and drags it from the river. As it is pulled up by its neck, an arc […]
Can an animal be a person? Yes – if they are Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos
In the US, a federal court has recognised the hippos as “interested persons” with legal rights. But the case to really watch out for is that of Happy the elephant For all those who keep up with Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos”, some happy news: a federal US court has recognised them as “interested persons” with […]
UK government seeks to extend protection of ivory-bearing animals
Hippos, walruses and killer whales could receive greater legal protection under government proposals to extend the ban on ivory poaching. The plans would see the Ivory Act broadened to cover more animals, with ministers saying elephants are not the only species at risk. The proposed protections opened for public consultation on Saturday, and the Department […]