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Colombian government to declare hippos an invasive species

The Colombian government is planning to declare that a herd of hippopotamuses descended from animals imported illegally by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s are an exotic invasive species. People from the town of Puerto Triunfo have grown ...

19 Feb 2022 at 09:55

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Strike the pose: First photoshoot for rare male pygmy hippo at Czech zoo

A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Czech zoo has taken part in his first photoshoot, to the delight of spectators. The hippo, named Mikolas, is considered a valuable addition to conservation efforts over the endangered species. Born ...

15 Jan 2024 at 13:12

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Child dead and 23 people missing after hippo capsizes canoe in Malawi

A one-year-old child has died and 23 people are missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said. The long wooden canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire ...

16 May 2023 at 21:08

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Berlin’s newest pygmy hippo makes her debut

Berlin Zoo’s newest baby pygmy hippo has made her public debut, a day after her name — Toni, inspired by German football star Antonio Rudiger — was chosen from more than 20,000 suggestions. Toni was born on June 3. She is still not much ...

15 Aug 2024 at 15:16

Dwarf hippos and elephants in Cyprus ‘driven to extinction by just 3,000 people’

A small population of just 3,000 people may have caused dwarf hippos and dwarf elephants in the island of Cyprus to become extinct some 14,000 years ago, scientists believe. The Mediterranean nation was once home to the 500kg dwarf ...

18 Sept 2024 at 00:01

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Thai zoo home to viral baby hippo Moo Deng is patenting the pygmy

Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his ...

19 Sept 2024 at 10:44

Trotting hippos can become airborne, scientists say

Hippos are most often pictured gliding through the water or lazing on a bank, but new research suggests the giant land creatures can become airborne for substantial periods of time. When trotting fast, their feet leave the ...

03 Jul 2024 at 12:00

‘Moo Deng? Who deng?’ – Edinburgh Zoo announces birth of Haggis the pygmy hippo

Edinburgh Zoo has announced the birth of a pygmy hippo to rival Thailand’s adorable viral sensation Moo Deng. Khao Kheow Open Zoo’s Moo Deng took the world by storm earlier this year after going viral on social media, ...

04 Nov 2024 at 21:25

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