This is equal parts disgusting and hypnotic. We’ve seen hippos using their tails to spray their poop around, but we’ve only seen it on land—and the hippo wasn’t pressed right up against glass. Let’s ...

Usually, dumping fish-killing garbage into rivers is a human’s job. But hippos seem to be doing it, too, through their routine mass pooping events. At least, that’s what a team of scientists in the ...

Hippos may look harmless, but their poop plays a deadly role in their ecosystem. This video explores how their waste can trigger dangerous chain reactions in rivers, affecting fish, other wildlife, ...

Hippos keep the nutrient silicon on the move through the East African environment. Each day, the giant grazers transport nearly half a metric ton of silicon, an important nutrient for both plants and ...

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A family of hippos plays at the banks of Ewaso Ng'iro. Hippopotamus faeces from Mara River has been identified as vital for the survival of major lakes in East Africa due to their unique feeding ...

Henry the hippo has said goodbye to the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri and is now at the Cincinnati Zoo. Henry, 34, described as "one of the most charismatic animals at the zoo, is joined ...

Hippopotamus excrement could be lethal for river fish, a new study says. In fact, it might be the reason why fish are dying in Kenya's Mara River. A common belief among ecologists is that agricultural ...

In the Mara River in Kenya, an overload of hippo feces can deplete the oxygen in the river water, resulting in mass fish die-offs downstream, a new study has found. Hippo pools are not just ...