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Article: Do you know me?(facts about hippos)
- Article from:
- Ranger Rick
- Article date:
- April 1, 1994
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 National Wildlife Federation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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WHERE IN THE
WORLD?
If you want to see a hippopotamus in the wild, you'll have to go to Africa. There are two kinds to look for. Common hippopotamuses live all across central Africa. The much smaller pygmy (PIG-me) hippos live only in a few places in western Africa.
THE BIG GUYS
Common hippopotamuses are the third-heaviest kind of land mammal in the world. They weigh in right after elephants and rhinos.
RIVER HORSE?
The word "hippopotamus" means "river horse" in the Greek language. Hippos live in big herds and eat grass, the way horses do. But they aren't close relatives of horses. In fact, hippopotamuses ...
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Article: Hippo stunt saves water.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);
August 18, 1997 ;
210 words
...It's get Your Own Hippo Day in London - thanks to Thames Water. The company is issuing one million blue plastic bags to save water after a two- year drought. The giveaway takes place at 135 Sainsbury stores.
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