Hippopotamus

WATCH: Angry Hippo Charges At Tourists (GRAPHIC LANGUAGE)

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 04.06.2012

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Armed with an erratic temper and deadly teeth, hippos have a well-earned reputation for charging at humans, especially if their territory is invaded. ...

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PHOTOS: Holy Molars! Hippo Gets Dental Visit

Posted 10.25.2011

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When the patient with a toothache weighs 3,000 pounds, he doesn't go to the dentist -- the dentist comes comes to him. A North Carolina veterinari...

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Pink Hippos In Kenya Surprise Photographers

news.nationalgeographic.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A young, rosy-hued hippopotamus was spotted in September along the banks of Kenya's Mara River--and the discovery has two photographers tickled, well,...

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9 Unusual Animal Relationships (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Animals have a sensational ability to surprise us with the rare bonds they form, often defying animal experts' understanding and even going against th...

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The Cutest Pygmy Animals (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

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What is it about small animals that puts us in the mood to say, "awww?" In the case of these pygmy animals it might be because they are much more rare...

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PHOTOS: Adorable Newborn Pygmy Hippos

Posted 05.25.2011

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How about this for a cute animal? A pygmy hippo was born in Rotterdam on Wednesday, inspiring HuffPost Green to assemble this collection of pygmy hipp...

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Zoo Animals Snack On Summer Treats (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

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Animals at zoo's across the globe enjoyed summer snacks this week. Vote for your favorite photos! ...

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Tame Hippo "Jessica" Cuddles With Owner, Maybe Farts (VIDEO)

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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So plenty of people send us animal stories and videos nowadays -- or at least HuffPost Comedy Editor Alex Leo does -- and this one is pretty amazing. ...

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Hippo Castration Ends In Tragedy (VIDEO)

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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A zoo in Israel has some 40 hippos, but has been concerned that some of the more "frisky" hippos will become aggressive with one another if they aren'...

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Happy The Hippo Seeks Female Companionship

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Happy the hippo could soon be a lot happier. The National Zoo's solitary male Nile hippopotamus is heading to the Milwaukee County...

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Hippo Sweat Sunscreen: Maybe Not Just For Hippos

Discover Magazine | Rachel Cernansky | Posted 05.25.2011

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The team collected sweat from hippos at a zoo and found that it contained two types of liquid crystalline structures. The banded structure, characteri...

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Farasi The Hippo Will Not Be Fed To Zoo's Big Cats (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BASEL, Switzerland -- A Swiss zoo on Friday rejected suggestions that a baby hippopotamus could be killed and fed to the big cats because of lack of s...

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