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So what he’s famous for is the “Fiona the Hippo” series ... that if parents or teachers are using my book to teach the kids ...

However, note that none of these educational kids' games will substitute the real methodical education ... Sprinkled between games are facts about real-life animals - which are just as fun to learn ...

Visitors can sing "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" with the original singer, Gayla Peevey. She was born in Oklahoma City and recorded the song when she was 10. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 ...

Have you heard about Congo the Nile hippopotamus who escaped from the Singapore Zoo in 1974? He made front-page headlines and stayed in the news for several weeks after he took off from his ...

The hippo house has been temporarily closed “so that our expert keepers can keep a close eye on mum and baby at this sensitive time,” the zoo said in a message alongside a video of the ...

A newborn pygmy hippo named Haggis at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo has captured hearts and bolstered hope for the endangered species. The pint-sized pachyderm is just days old and is being closely ...

In a video posted on TikTok by the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand’s viral baby hippo, Moo Deng, “predicted” a win for former president Donald Trump. The viral video shows ...

The polls put the US election on a knife-edge, but as Americans go to vote, Thailand's superstar baby hippo Moo Deng has predicted former president Donald Trump will regain the White House. The chubby ...

BANGKOK - The polls put the US election on a knife-edge, but as Americans go to vote, Thailand’s superstar baby hippo Moo Deng has predicted former president Donald Trump will regain the White ...

Edinburgh Zoo/tiktok Move over, Moo Deng! A new adorable baby pygmy hippo has been born. On Monday, Nov. 4, the Edinburgh Zoo, run by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, announced the birth ...

Credit: RZSS/Cover Images A tiny Endangered pygmy hippo calf has been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo to parents Otto and Gloria. The female calf arrived on ...