The inscription of new UNESCO World Heritage Sites is always a momentous occasion—especially for travelers who plan trips to experience the rich culture and natural beauty of these special places ...

Hippos are large, semi-aquatic mammals with a barrel-shaped body, short legs, and a large head. They have gray or brownish-gray skin, with pinkish areas around their eyes, mouth, and ears. Hippos are ...

Is anything cuter than a baby hippo? Fans of Thailand’s Khoa Kheow Open Zoo don’t think so. The zoo recently held a four-day ...

A birthday bash fit for a queen — or at least a very cute hippo.

Activist Tommy Garnett's decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone's Tiwai island -- a lush forest home to one of the ...

The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days of activities marking the hippo’s birthday.

A male pygmy hippo – the same species as Thailand's viral Moo Deng – was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas ...