Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans face of Lyme disease and other illnesses.

You do not want to get on a hippopotamus’s bad side — it could be the last thing you do! These huge mammals can become ...

A hippo’s teeth can grow nearly 20 inches long. A hippo’s bite force is 1,800 pounds per square inch (PSI). That’s stronger than a jaguar’s bite force at 1,500 PSI. To really understand ...

Their jaws can open to an impressive 150 degrees, creating a gape wide enough to engulf a small boat. The force behind a hippo’s bite comes from exceptionally strong jaw muscles that attach to a ...

Their jaws can open to an impressive 150 degrees, creating a gape wide enough to engulf a small boat. The force behind a hippo’s bite comes from exceptionally strong jaw muscles that attach to a ...

In the animal kingdom, bite force is a measure of power and survival. From crushing bones to breaking shells, some animals have jaw strength that leaves us in awe. Let’s take a look at 10 ...

In a nail-biting moment, it seemed as though the hippo was about to take a bite out of the vehicle. But just as the situation seemed critical, the driver’s quick thinking saved the day.

Safari tourists experienced some tense moments when they encountered an angry hippo in the middle of the road at the Manyoni Private Game Reserve in South Africa. Driver and guide Sandiso recognized ...

The hippo moved on safely, the vehicle was unharmed, and most importantly, everyone in the vehicle was completely all right. Also on FTW Outdoors: Lions think they can take down a rhino; boy ...

For comparison, the largest mammal, the Nile crocodile, has a bite force of up to 5,000 PSI, and the hippo is around 1,800 PSI. Thus, despite their robustness and inherent capacity for guarding and ...

A full grown hippo bull can swing that jaw open 180 degrees, before chomping down hard on anyone that gets in the way. And with the strongest bite force of any land animal, you do not want to be ...

Now imagine the bite force of the hippo. At 1,800 PSI, these barrel-shaped units can crush pumpkins with one snap, as is clear from this San Antonio Zoo video that has clocked over 5.2 million views ...