Pygmy hippos are continually dwindling because of persistent habitat loss and human poaching; they're considered a better source of "bushmeat" (meat from wild animals) than other hippo species because ...

The illustrious Moo Deng has attracted a frenzy of attention. But in the wild, her species is quietly disappearing.

DESPERATE pleas have been called to free Moo Deng from captivity as thousands flock to the Thailand zoo to gawp at the viral pygmy hippo. Moo Deng reached worldwide fame after her zookeeper began ...

Thai animal rights group criticised PETA for lacking information and using an outdated boycott campaign to save wildlife over ...

MOO Deng is a baby hippo who shot to viral fame after zookeepers shared photos of her. Fans on social media quickly fell in ...

Five hippopotamuses have died while trapped in a mud pool in northeastern Namibia, where a severe drought has caused a major river to dry up, the environment ministry said Friday.

Research links human arrival on Cyprus to the extinction of dwarf elephants and hippos, shedding light on prehistoric human ...

The Mediterranean nation was once home to the 500kg dwarf elephant and the 130kg dwarf hippo but both disappeared within a ...

The United States is one of 184 member states party to the agreement. Such products include hippo teeth, skins, feet, skulls, ...

The worst drought in 100 years drives Namibia and Zimbabwe to conduct culls in national parks to help alleviate an urgent ...

Research links the rapid extinction of dwarf megafauna on Cyprus to early human settlers, whose hunting practices decimated ...