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Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...
A federal judge has given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service three more years to determine whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wild hippos ...
The 1996 Zambezi River hippopotamus attack was an incident on the Zambezi River, Zimbabwe, near Victoria Falls on 9 March 1996 where a hippopotamus attacked two river tour guides killing one and injuring the other.
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (/ ˌ h ɪ p ə ˈ p ɒ t ə m ə s /; pl.: hippopotamuses; often shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus and river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Population projections estimate that there could be thousands within a few decades. [5] The Colombian hippos reach sexual maturity earlier than African hippos. [6] Another study in 2023 revealed the number of existing hippos to be even higher than previously estimated, with already between 181–215 individuals. [7]
The zoo added CCTV cameras to the hippo's habitat to monitor visitors and keep the baby hippo safe. "These behaviours are not only cruel but also dangerous," the zoo's director, Narongwit Chodchoi ...
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A cut-out depicting Moo Deng at Book Expo Thailand 2024 in October. Due to Moo Deng's viral online popularity, the number of daily visitors to the zoo doubled in early September 2024. [12] [13] Around this time, some visitors have harassed the baby by splashing her with water [10] [14] or throwing objects at her to wake her up. As a result, the ...