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The Hippo in winter at Almaty Zoo, Kazakhstan

MG SINGH @madan02 (677) 19 Nov

I landed for a holiday in Almaty, Kazakhstan. I enjoyed the holiday, but what I enjoyed was watching tropical animals surviving in sub-zero temperatures at the Almaty zoo. It's a beautiful place, and all credit to the organizers...

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Songs in My Head - 5/10/21

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 10 May 21

Yes, I know it's not Christmas time; but this song pops into my head every so often; and hubs and I will begin to sing...and today is one of those days. "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" was recorded in 1953 by Gayla Peevey,...

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Hippos becoming a problem in Colombia, South America

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382326) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Feb 20

Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel were drug traffickers who amassed a fortune in Colombia, South America through their activities which included extortion and mass killings. When Escobar was killed in 1993, his private zoo...

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Do hippopotamus survive well around jackfruit trees?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 26 May 16

When I visited Trivandrum Zoo in Trivandrum in Kerala, India, I looked into the enclosures where the animals were kept. Some animals like hippopotamus were kept in open land and there were big boundaries around. But I found there...

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Weird relationship between Hippos and Crocodiles

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 5 Dec 11

Crocs are like the bullies of the river, thats what we all thought since they were like the ultimate predators.But I didn't know a Vegetarian animal scares the crap out of them. It seemed like hippopotamuses have the hobby of...

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do you believe hippopotamus is the most human killer on Nile river?

forester1985 @forester1985 (999) • Indonesia 31 Oct 10

hippopotamus is one of wild animal on the world. this animal famous, because they only life on Nile river. some source told the hippopotamus is the most human killer on Nile river beat their rival Nile crocodile. do you ever heard...

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zoo trip (part 2)

chari_dc @chari_dc (492) • Philippines 24 May 08

as i promised liuqing_920, here's the picture of that hippo at the zoo. like i said in my previous discussion about the zoo trip, we were lucky to have seen the hippo out of the pond so my kids got full view of it. when we last...

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Hippopotamus for Christmas

bethyboo @bethyboo (399) • United States 22 Dec 07

Has anyone else heard this song? I only just heard it this year, and I can't decide if I like it, or if it drives me crazy. It was written in 1953, and an Oklahoma zoo picked it up to use it as a benefit, to get them a real hippo....

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My Marjoram plant has fuzzy flowers

Dr. Ann @drannhh (15219) • United States 16 Oct 07

I was having difficulty getting some pictures to upload here, so I am going to try once more, and this (I hope) will be a picture of my marjoram plant in bloom. Some people call this plant oregano, but it isn't anything like the...

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Are Hippopotamus' Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivores?

raijin @raijin (10345) • Philippines 5 Mar 07

As to what alot of us knew, hippos are herbivores. They only eat plants, on to what I have also thought. But recently, I seen a documentary about their behaviors. I saw a man was viciously attacked by one of the hippos that...

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Do you think Hippopotamus is cute?

hh9905 @hh9905 (1275) • Malaysia 8 Jan 07

I think they are. And i think that's why they chose the hippo character in Madagascar. What do you think?

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Hippopotamus

working4theweekend @working4theweekend (2403) • United States 6 Dec 06

What does the name "hippopotamus" mean? Do you know?

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Have you ever seen a HIPPOPOTAMUS????

supremegod @supremegod (1018) • India 24 Nov 06

hippopotamus... have you seen it? do u know it?

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