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The Newborn Hippopotamus - Sri Lanka

The Newborn Hippopotamus - Sri Lanka

A newborn hippopotamus is pictured at the Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 1, 2025. A hippopotamus calf was born here on August 27. Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dwarf Hippopotamus Moo Deng - Thailand

Dwarf Hippopotamus Moo Deng - Thailand

"Moo Deng" is seen with her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 18, 2024. The new star of Khao Kheow Open Zoo, a female dwarf hippopotamus named "Moo Deng", which means "bouncy pork", was born on July 10, 2024. She went viral on social media recently for her cute look and energetic vibe. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dwarf Hippopotamus Moo Deng - Thailand

Dwarf Hippopotamus Moo Deng - Thailand

"Moo Deng" is seen with her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 18, 2024. The new star of Khao Kheow Open Zoo, a female dwarf hippopotamus named "Moo Deng", which means "bouncy pork", was born on July 10, 2024. She went viral on social media recently for her cute look and energetic vibe. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dwarf Hippopotamus Moo Deng - Thailand

Dwarf Hippopotamus Moo Deng - Thailand

"Moo Deng" is seen with her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 18, 2024. The new star of Khao Kheow Open Zoo, a female dwarf hippopotamus named "Moo Deng", which means "bouncy pork", was born on July 10, 2024. She went viral on social media recently for her cute look and energetic vibe. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wild Animals Heat Down

Wild Animals Heat Down

QINGDAO, CHINA - JUNE 9, 2024 - A hippopotamus enjoys a cool dip in water at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Shandong province, China, June 9, 2024.

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MYANMAR-YANGON-ZOO-118TH ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION

MYANMAR-YANGON-ZOO-118TH ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION

(240125) -- YANGON, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People feed a hippopotamus at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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CHINA-NEW YEAR-HOLIDAY (CN)

CHINA-NEW YEAR-HOLIDAY (CN)

(231230) -- HEFEI, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists look at a hippopotamus at the Hefei Wildlife Park in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 30, 2023. The three-day 2024 New Year holiday started on Saturday in China. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ZOO-157TH ANNIVERSARY

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ZOO-157TH ANNIVERSARY

(230810) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A hippopotamus tastes a piece of special cake edible for both humans and animals at Budapest Zoo in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 9, 2023. Budapest Zoo celebrated its 157th anniversary on Wednesday. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Animals Cool Off at  Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China

Animals Cool Off at Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A hippopotamus eats watermelon to cool off at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2023.

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Animals Cool Off at  Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China

Animals Cool Off at Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A staff member feeds watermelon to a hippopotamus at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2023.

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Animals Cool Off at  Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China

Animals Cool Off at Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A staff member feeds watermelon to a hippopotamus at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2023.

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Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A keeper bathes a hippopotamus to cool off at the Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Shandong province, China, July 23, 2023.

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Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A keeper feeds watermelon to a hippopotamus at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2023.

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Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A keeper feeds watermelon to a hippopotamus at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2023.

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Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

Animals Cool Off at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A keeper bathes a hippopotamus to cool off at the Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Shandong province, China, July 23, 2023.

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NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-HEATWAVE-ANIMALS

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-HEATWAVE-ANIMALS

(230718) -- SKOPJE, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A hippopotamus eats a piece of watermelon amid heatwave at a zoo in Skopje, North Macedonia, July 18, 2023. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

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International Day for Biological Diversity

International Day for Biological Diversity

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 22, 2023 - Photo taken on May 22, 2023 shows a hippopotamus at a zoo in Yantai, East China's Shandong province. 22 May 2023 marks the 23rd International Day for Biological Diversity, with the theme "From Agreement to Collaboration: Restoring Biodiversity" this year.

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MYANMAR-YANGON-ZOO-ANIMALS

MYANMAR-YANGON-ZOO-ANIMALS

(230128) -- YANGON, Jan. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A hippopotamus is seen at the Zoological Gardens in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 28, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Overhead hippo

Overhead hippo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A hippopotamus swims in an overhead pool at a newly opened facility of Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2013.

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Yankees' Matsui meets with Japan's oldest hippopotamus

Yankees' Matsui meets with Japan's oldest hippopotamus

NOMI, Japan - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (L), now in his hometown in Ishikawa Prefecture, visited Ishikawa Zoo in Nomi on Jan. 3 to meet Deka, the oldest female hippopotamus in Japan. Matsui sent a message two years ago to Deka on her 55th birthday, the same number as he has on his uniform.

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Public gets first look at baby hippopotamus born at Ueno zoo

Public gets first look at baby hippopotamus born at Ueno zoo

TOKYO, Japan - A baby pygmy hippopotamus (L), born at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, makes its first public appearance on May 16. Born April 24, the female -- which weighed 11.5 kilograms as of May 6 -- is the offspring of an 11-year-old female named Ebony, which came from a U.S. zoo, and Showhei, aged 10, which hails from a zoo in Nagoya, central Japan.

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INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-HIPPO

INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-HIPPO

(221004) -- ASSAM, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A hippopotamus is seen with her newly born calf in an enclosure at Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati, India's northeastern state of Assam, Oct. 4, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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Asahiyama Zoo after sunset

Asahiyama Zoo after sunset

A hippopotamus is pictured after sunset at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2022. The zoo's weeklong nighttime operation began the same day.

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I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

Terence Hill Characters: Slim Film: I'M For The Hippopotamus (Io sto con gli ippopotami) It 1979, Director: Italo Zingarelli 01 December 1979 Date: 01 December 1979

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I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

Terence Hill Characters: Slim Film: I'M For The Hippopotamus (Io sto con gli ippopotami) It 1979, Director: Italo Zingarelli 01 December 1979 Date: 01 December 1979

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I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

Terence Hill Characters: Slim Film: I'M For The Hippopotamus (Io sto con gli ippopotami) It 1979, Director: Italo Zingarelli 01 December 1979 Date: 01 December 1979

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I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

Bud Spencer & Terence Hill Characters: Tom, Slim Film: I'M For The Hippopotamus (Io sto con gli ippopotami) It 1979, Director: Italo Zingarelli 01 December 1979 Date: 01 December 1979

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I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

I'M For The Hippopotamus (1979)

Bud Spencer & Terence Hill Characters: Tom, Slim Film: I'M For The Hippopotamus (Io sto con gli ippopotami) It 1979, Director: Italo Zingarelli 01 December 1979 Das Krokodil und sein Nilpferd (Io Sto Con Gli Ippopotami, It. 1979 , Regie Italo Zingarelli) Bud Spencer, Terence Hill / Filmpaar, Paarung Date: 01 December 1979

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MADAGASCAR  Pictured (top to bottom): BEN STILLER is the voi

MADAGASCAR Pictured (top to bottom): BEN STILLER is the voi

MADAGASCAR Pictured (top to bottom): BEN STILLER is the voice of Alex the Lion, CHRIS ROCK is the voice of Marty the Zebra, DAVID SCHWIMMER is the voice of Melman the Giraffe and JADA PINKETT SMITH is the voice of Gloria the Hippopotamus in DreamWorks Animation's computer-animated comedy MADAGASCAR. MADAGASCAR [US 2005] BEN STILLER is the voice of Alex the Lion, CHRIS ROCK is the voice of Marty the Zebra, DAVID SCHWIMMER is the voice of Melman the Giraffe and JADA PINKETT SMITH is the voice of Gloria the Hippopotamus Date: 2005

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Yankees' Matsui meets with Japan's oldest hippopotamus

Yankees' Matsui meets with Japan's oldest hippopotamus

NOMI, Japan - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (L), now in his hometown in Ishikawa Prefecture, visited Ishikawa Zoo in Nomi on Jan. 3 to meet Deka, the oldest female hippopotamus in Japan. Matsui sent a message two years ago to Deka on her 55th birthday, the same number as he has on his uniform. (Kyodo)

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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippo Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) cub is swimming in enclosure at the zoo Safari Park Dvur Kralove in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippo Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) cub is swimming in enclosure at the zoo Safari Park Dvur Kralove in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippo Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) cub is swimming in enclosure at the zoo Safari Park Dvur Kralove in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippo Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) cub is swimming in enclosure at the zoo Safari Park Dvur Kralove in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), hippo

Hippo Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) cub is swimming in enclosure at the zoo Safari Park Dvur Kralove in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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The Dvur Kralove Zoo reopened to visitors, hippopotamus

The Dvur Kralove Zoo reopened to visitors, hippopotamus

The Dvur Kralove Zoo reopened to visitors on April 27, 2020. The box offices remain closed on site, visitors must purchase e-tickets in advance. Government measures against the spread of covid-19 closed the zoo to the public on March 13. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Pygmy hippo in western Japan

Pygmy hippo in western Japan

Photo taken April 6, 2020, shows a pygmy hippopotamus at Nifrel zoo in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. The 1-year-old mail hippopotamus will be loaned to another zoo in Kobe, western Japan, on July 14 for breeding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka zoo shares videos online during closure over coronavirus

Osaka zoo shares videos online during closure over coronavirus

Photo taken April 6, 2020, shows a pygmy hippopotamus at Nifrel, an aquarium-zoo complex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. The facility has been closed to the public due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hippopotamus at Japanese zoo

Hippopotamus at Japanese zoo

A hippopotamus eats an "ehomaki" sushi roll at the Adventure World zoo in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hippopotamus at Japanese zoo

Hippopotamus at Japanese zoo

A hippopotamus eats an "ehomaki" sushi roll at the Adventure World zoo in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hippo at Kumamoto zoo

Hippo at Kumamoto zoo

A hippopotamus is pictured at the Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens in southwestern Japan on Dec. 22, 2018. The zoo fully reopened the same day, after it was damaged by a massive earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Public gets first look at baby hippopotamus born at Ueno zoo

Public gets first look at baby hippopotamus born at Ueno zoo

TOKYO, Japan - A baby pygmy hippopotamus (L), born at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, makes its first public appearance on May 16. Born April 24, the female -- which weighed 11.5 kilograms as of May 6 -- is the offspring of an 11-year-old female named Ebony, which came from a U.S. zoo, and Showhei, aged 10, which hails from a zoo in Nagoya, central Japan.

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