The lumbering hippopotamus is not exactly the incarnation of agility. Nevertheless, these chonky beasts may surprise you yet. Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College found hippos trot so fast they ...

A pair of evolutionary biomechanics specialists at the University of London's, Royal Veterinary College, has found that when hippos run at full speed, all four of their feet are regularly in the air.

Pigs might not fly, but it turns out that hippos can get seriously airborne. Surprise new research from the Royal Veterinary College in England has uncovered that the African animals launch all four ...

Of course, hippos cannot fly. How can these animals, which normally weigh thousands of pounds, even fly? It turns out they basically can; it only took some high-speed videos and some experts to prove ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Back in 1878, photographer Eadweard Muybridge helped solve a debate about how horses gallop. Using ...

Hippos typically live together in groups ranging from 10 to 30 members. Being semi-aquatic, hippos are built for life in the water. Their ears, eyes, and nostrils are located on top of their heads, ...