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During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way.
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Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the World Wildlife Fund, Pygmy hippos are endangered, with fewer than 2,500 estimated in the wild.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet their answers - the camel, hippo, phoenix, and lion - were anything but whimsical.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
According to a 2022 study conducted by Ivory Coast college researchers, the hippo is cited most frequently in collisions that cause death or injury to humans in the country.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the World Wildlife Fund, Pygmy hippos are endangered, with fewer than 2,500 estimated in the wild.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet their answers - the camel, hippo, phoenix, and lion - were anything but whimsical.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
According to a 2022 study conducted by Ivory Coast college researchers, the hippo is cited most frequently in collisions that cause death or injury to humans in the country.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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