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The options include a panda, tiger, hippo, or (my favorite) a tiny little sloth.
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Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Perry, who, in his several decades at the reserve, has had all sorts of encounters—including having to flip a canoe to avoid a wading hippo—tells one tale of being forced, on a patrol, up a tree by an aggressive buffalo.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The baby pygmy hippo was born at the end of January at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Litchfield Park to mom Lollipop and dad Tootsie Roll, according to a statement from the west Valley attraction, located at Northern and Sarival avenues.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
Perry, who, in his several decades at the reserve, has had all sorts of encounters—including having to flip a canoe to avoid a wading hippo—tells one tale of being forced, on a patrol, up a tree by an aggressive buffalo.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The baby pygmy hippo was born at the end of January at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Litchfield Park to mom Lollipop and dad Tootsie Roll, according to a statement from the west Valley attraction, located at Northern and Sarival avenues.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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