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

This week she made her international television debut after a crew from the All-Nippon News Network, a Japanese TV station, visited the zoo to film a report on the hippopotamus superstar.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

The hippopotamus is native to sub-Saharan Africa, dwelling in rivers, lakes, and mangrove swamps.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024

Brother Quang remembers I was as red and fat as a baby hippopotamus when he first saw me, inspiring the name HaMa, River Horse.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai