An incredible video captures a hippo almost reaching a boater in the river, which would have likely not ended well.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do hippos swim? Get to know more about the river horse's aquatic skills. The hippopotamus, commonly called "hippo," is the ...

The hippopotamus is one of the most recognizable animals on the planet. With their tiny ears, enormous heads, and stocky ...

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 ...