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When the hippo started moving , the heron looked a bit irritated.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
McDonald’s soon followed, launching in 1979 its Happy Meal, which came with a free circus animal trinket — a lion, elephant, hippo or bear.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Bumpy is joined at the Kaluku facility by another young hippo, 1-year-old Musumbi.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Tembrink skipped the majority of the zoo's vast offerings to focus on the hippo, rhino and elephant habitats so the participants would not get too tired or overwhelmed.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
McDonald’s soon followed, launching in 1979 its Happy Meal, which came with a free circus animal trinket — a lion, elephant, hippo or bear.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Bumpy is joined at the Kaluku facility by another young hippo, 1-year-old Musumbi.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Tembrink skipped the majority of the zoo's vast offerings to focus on the hippo, rhino and elephant habitats so the participants would not get too tired or overwhelmed.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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