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Curtain calls In 1999, a male hippo in rut apparently mistook a passing tractor at a French zoo for a rival and smashed through his enclosure fencing.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
And who wouldn’t want to see their baby’s name stitched on a blanket with an adorable giraffe, lion, hippo, or unicorn?
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Just look at how much the internet embraced Moo Deng the baby pygmy hippo in Thailand, or Punch the monkey in a Japanese zoo.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Moo Deng soared to stardom shortly after she was born in 2024, largely thanks to a keeper who shared adorable pictures and videos of the baby hippo on social media.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
And who wouldn’t want to see their baby’s name stitched on a blanket with an adorable giraffe, lion, hippo, or unicorn?
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Just look at how much the internet embraced Moo Deng the baby pygmy hippo in Thailand, or Punch the monkey in a Japanese zoo.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Moo Deng soared to stardom shortly after she was born in 2024, largely thanks to a keeper who shared adorable pictures and videos of the baby hippo on social media.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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