Have you ever seen a hippo get its teeth brushed? This video from CGTN Español shows how a zookeeper cleans the teeth of a very cooperative hippo. The friendly hippo keeps its massive mouth open for ...

A zookeeper showed his bravery here as he checked the teeth of a resident hippo and plucked out muck that could lead to dental issues. The footage was shared on social media by "Zookeeper Guy", better ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Hippos need good dental hygiene too. [Photo: Getty] They're rumoured to kill more humans ...

Hippo skulls are large, with eye sockets high on the skull and rounded features. Additionally, their ears and nostrils are upward-facing or placed in a way that allows them to remain underwater for ...

SEATTLE — Water Lily, Woodland Park Zoo's 45-year-old hippopotamus, underwent dental surgery on Wednesday, according to a blog post. The north Seattle zoo said Thursday Lily is "healing well" after ...

A special bond between a senior zookeeper at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and a hippo led to a trusting moment.Tucker, the zoo's 4,500-pound hippo, had a misaligned tooth that caused his ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Authorities in Tanzania plan an auction of 3.5 tons of hippo teeth next week, drawing criticism from conservation groups who say the sale could encourage increased killing of the ...

I used to think hippopotamuses were like elephants, protected from being slaughtered and pillaged by humans. I used to think the United States didn’t have much to do with hippos. And I used to think ...

They're rumoured to kill more humans than lions every year. But that didn't stop a brave zoo keeper at Qingdao Wildlife World in east China's Shandong province practising a bit of dental hygiene on ...