The word "hippopotamus" was derived from the Greek language, in which "hippos" means horse and "potamos" refers to a "river or rushing water." These so-called "river horses" spend the majority of ...

The hippopotamus, commonly called "hippo," is the third-largest living land animal. Male hippos can weigh up to 9,920 pounds while females weigh around 3,000 pounds, according to PBS." The animal's ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After a months-long renovation, a mother and daughter hippo duo at the San Diego Zoo are now able to enjoy their newly updated habitat. A zoo representative told FOX 5 that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After a months-long ...