Baby hippo could be fed to big cats at zoo unless home is found

A baby hippo, named Farasi, born at the Basel Zoo in Switzerland, may be fed to the big cats there because there might not be enough room for it there. However there has been such a public outcry, zoo officials are...

Rare Baby Hippo & Mom

A British zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare pygmy hippopotamus on Monday by inviting visitors to vote on its name. Raw Video: Rare Baby Hippo

100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo

"100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in...

Endangered pygmy hippo found in Liberia - see the photos

The endangered pygmy hippo has surprised conservationists and has been caught in photographic traps set up by a team from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in Liberia.

Rare pygmy hippo born at Paris zoo

Life just got a little more exciting for people visiting the Paris zoo--a mother hippo gave birth to a rare pygmy hippo. Mama (Anais) and baby (Aldo) are doing fine, and the zoo is excited to help add to the small...

Fr Bux on St Augustine and the Church's catholicity

The Fides press agency published a dossier of St Augustine-related texts (in Italian only, alas) to accompany the Roman Pontiff's visit to Pavia this past weekend, including this essay by Father Nicola Bux on St Augustine and the catholicity of the Church which is quite good...

Fr Bux on St Augustine and the Church's catholicity

The Fides press agency published a dossier of St Augustine-related texts (in Italian only, alas) to accompany the Roman Pontiff's visit to Pavia this past weekend, including this essay by Father Nicola Bux on St Augustine and the catholicity of the Church which is quite good...

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