It’s been an exciting life for Ursula Pickle, traveling coast to coast by flatbed trailer, but now the hippo just wants to relax where the waves caress North Carolina sand, her owner says. The move is ...

A Colombian court on Friday called for the hunting of hippos, introduced to the country in the 1980s by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The Administrative Court of Cundinamarca set a three-month deadline ...

Owner Gerry Barrett talks about the cracks that have formed in the concrete hippopotamus statue he calls Ursula Pickle. Ursula has traveled from Chapel Hill to Chatham County to Oregon and back again.

The N&O Summer Desk is a pop-up initiative to help navigate the season. Whether you’re heading to the beach, mountains or backyard, the Summer Desk is here to inform and entertain you. Share your ...