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Losing hippos could throw entire ecosystems out of balance. Here's how we can still save them
The hippopotamus, often simply referred to as a hippo, is a creature that fascinates and delights those who are fortunate enough to witness it in its natural habitat. These semi-aquatic mammals ...
Business Insider8y
How hippos almost became a common American food
An curved arrow pointing right. Today, most Americans wouldn't know what hippopotamus tastes like. This might not have been the case if the ambitious plan to import great numbers of hippos to the ...
Smithsonian Magazine5mon
The Wild Story of What Happened to Pablo Escobar’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos
After Colombian police shot Escobar dead in December 1993, veterinarians removed the animals—except the hippos, which were deemed too dangerous to approach. The hippos fled to the nearby ...
Center for Biological Diversity2y
Legal Action Launched to Protect Hippos Under Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON— Animal protection and conservation groups today sent a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to a legal petition to protect the common ...