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 ...

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

At first glance, dolphins, sharks, and whales all cut similar figures as they glide through the ocean: sleek fins, smooth ...

In his new book of poems, Seabeast, Rajiv Mohabir, imagines the lives of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Mohabir’s poems plumb and reimagine the history of human interaction with these aquatic ...

Sea otters are arguably the Michael Phelps of the marine mammal world. They are excellent swimmers, complete with muscular bodies and webbed feet that allow for them to cut through the water with ease ...

The chances of aquatic mammals — like orcas, dolphins and whales — ever evolving to live on land again are almost nonexistent, a new study has found. Researchers discovered that the adaptations that ...