These animals build intricate resting places, adorned with insect remains, to lure prey, according to a study.

A hippo’s bite can crush a watermelon and a person, but its feces are even deadlier in the long run. Scientists have found ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the cave dated to between 660 and 1430 A.D., many of which belonged to ...

Hippos from Central Europe were assumed to have gone extinct around 115,000 years ago when the temperate conditions of the region transitioned into an icy one with the end of the last interglacial ...

Hippos show off diving lessons in the water. Senate Republicans defy Vance's warning, vote to block Trump's Brazil tariffs amid shutdown Dog and owner were killed at Tacoma homeless camp. Here's the ...

As the region’s summer nears its close, health officials warned that several King County beaches have returned high bacteria samples, and beachgoers are urged to stay out of the water. High bacteria ...

Wild pigs roam on the loose in 56 of California’s 58 counties. Travis Mowbray of Menlo Park hasn’t seen them in the flesh here in the San Francisco Bay Area, but he’s read all sorts of headlines about ...

NOTE: We would be remiss not to take advantage of this spell of abnormally cooler weather in North Texas this year. That’s why, despite Dallas’ concrete confines, we’ve been offering up suggestions ...

Chagas disease, aka “kissing bug” disease is now endemic in the US. The disease has been detected as far north as Pennsylvania. Chagas disease can be deadly if it’s left untreated. A deadly “kissing ...

SASSANDRA RIVER, Ivory Coast (WKRC) - 11 people, including a child and infant, went missing after a hippopotamus flipped a boat travelling along a river. According to a translated statement posted to ...

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Over the holiday weekend, many people looking to cool off from the summer heat were disappointed as some beaches were closed or authorities advised against swimming because of unsafe levels of ...