The documentary A Life Illuminated will make its Washington, D.C., premiere on March 19, the first night of the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, where Mongabay is a media partner. The film traces the ...

It was a misty morning, soon to be scorching, like every day in Niger, when we arrived at the riverbank. I was 17, living in the capital, Niamey, while my mother worked as a diplomat at the US embassy ...

Footage from John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shows Hugo, a baby pygmy hippo born Sept. 3, 2025, sleepily yawning.

Qatar’s prime minister said Iran had "betrayed" Doha by attacking Gulf countries, and urged all sides in the war to de-escalate the conflict.

There's no sign of de-escalation in the Middle East as Israel launches more strikes on Tehran, while the Farrer by-election is dominating domestic news.

We are in Kenya where we see the boss of Africa, the hippo, come up to the river to nudge these crocodiles away.

A TikTok video shows a man fleeing from a hippo in the wild. Viewers were captivated by the encounter and the man's shocking escape from the massive creature.

No one casts a shadow over the history and legacy of Colombia quite like Pablo Escobar. Once the most powerful drug ...

A routine wildlife job near Hoedspruit became a proper heart-in-mouth moment when a protective hippo mom launched a small boat.

A seasoned wildlife capturer recounts split-second decisions that prevented serious injury when a protective cow capsized their boat during a relocation mission.

Arizona’s Wildlife World Zoo has revealed the name of its new baby pygmy hippo after receiving thousands of votes from visitors and fans. The animal, born Jan. 22, has been named Jellybean after the ...

LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ (AZFamily) — Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is welcoming an endangered baby pygmy hippopotamus to the West Valley. The 2-week-old hippo, which has not yet been named, ...