hippopotamus
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A $31.4 million bar cart shaped like a hippopotamus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Researchers examined numerous hippopotamus fossils using both genetic and radiocarbon dating methods.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025
A zoo in Japan has confirmed that a hippopotamus thought for seven years to be a he is, in fact, a she.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024
The survival of the hippopotamus is intricately linked to the health of Africa's freshwater ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024
Tendai climbed on top of a grand piano—he shared the space with a stuffed pheasant and a hippopotamus foot hollowed out for umbrellas.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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