In a surprising turn of events, the Osaka Tennoji Zoo has announced that Gen-chan, a hippopotamus residing within its confines, has been discovered to be of a different gender than previously assumed.

Anuket is described as full of energy, feisty, yet full of love, with “a particular fondness for watermelon.” Pygmy hippos, native to the forests and swamps of western Africa, are listed as endangered ...

R ICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, ...

Poppy had been staying in a climate-controlled habitat along with her mom, Iris, for their comfort and safety during Virginia ...

The Sun Prairie Police Department has filed charges against a 19-year-old for his role in a shooting that happened on March 9, the city police department reported on Thursday. Two people were ...

A pygmy hippopotamus named Thabo, originally from Singapore, has been confirmed dead by the Taipei Zoo due to what the zoo said was malnutrition and infection. In a statement yesterday, the Taipei Zoo ...

A Lugoff man is dead after deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said he was shot at a home that was “booby-trapped.” A teacher at an Irmo charter school was charged with ...

A Lugoff man is dead after deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said he was shot at a home that was “booby-trapped.” A teacher at an Irmo charter school was charged with molesting ...

The Madison Fire Department extinguished a small fire early Tuesday morning on the city’s southwest side. Madison police are investing after a woman on a metro bus allegedly pushed a metro bus ...