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This weekend’s public debut of twin six-month-old cubs at Ocean Park will serve as a litmus test, with hopes the bears will spark a viral moment similar to Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo in Thailand who took social media by storm last year and saw a flood of tourists visit her zoo.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 14 Feb. 2025
Patti, a 55-year-old river hippo, who had lived at the Milwaukee zoo since 1972, was humanely euthanized on Nov. 10 after her animal care team had noted a lethargy that failed to improve.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
This new boom of squishy babies marks important ecological progress for pygmy hippos, which are an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
—Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
This setup leads to hilarious scenes of an angry laundry press pressing up and down, like a hungry, hungry hippo.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 14 Feb. 2025
Patti, a 55-year-old river hippo, who had lived at the Milwaukee zoo since 1972, was humanely euthanized on Nov. 10 after her animal care team had noted a lethargy that failed to improve.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
This new boom of squishy babies marks important ecological progress for pygmy hippos, which are an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
—Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
This setup leads to hilarious scenes of an angry laundry press pressing up and down, like a hungry, hungry hippo.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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