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Hippopotamus

Educational resources on Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus or Hippopotamus amphibius is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Hippopotamus

Academic web links for the Hippopotamus.


ADW: Hippopotamus amphibius: Information
Range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, behavior, and diet.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Hippopotamus_amphibius.html

Nile Hippopotamus - National Zoo| FONZ
A land animal adapted for an amphibious life, this bulky animal wallows by day and grazes on land by night. Nile hippos stand from four and a half to five and a half feet tall.
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/fact-hippo.cfm

[minstrels] I Had a Hippopotamus -- Patrick Barrington
I had a hippopotamus; I kept him in a shed And fed him upon vitamins and vegetable bread. I made him my companion on many cheery walks, And had his portrait done by a celebrity in
www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1577.html

Eliot. The Hippopotamus
Indexes: [ by Poet | by First Line | by Date | by Keyword | by Topic | Criticism on Poetry] Related Materials: [ Encoding Guidelines | Questions and Answers | UT English Library]
garts.latech.edu/bmagee/201/eliot/hippo_w_notes.htm

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The blushful hippopotamus. New York: Orchard Books. Abstract: Roosevelt's sister teases him when he makes mistakes and blushes, calling him a "blushful hippopotamus."
www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/search/keywords.php?offset=25&keyword=hippopotamus

ADW: Hippopotamus: Pictures
...hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius: hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius: hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius : hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius: hippopotamus
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Hippopotamus.html

ADW: Hippopotamus: Classification
taxon. Information: Pictures: Specimens: Sounds: Selecting an icon will take you directly to that
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Hippopotamus.html

The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise
The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise a folktale from Nigeria. edited by D. L. Ashliman. Many years ago the hippopotamus, whose name was Isantim, was one of the biggest kings on the
www.pitt.edu/~dash/hippo.html

Pygmy Hippo Fact Sheet - National Zoo| FONZ
The pygmy hippopotamus is found in West Africa, mainly confined to Liberia, with small numbers in the neighboring countries
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/asianelephants/factpygmyhippo.cfm

ADW: Hippopotamus amphibius: Pictures
...hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius: hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius: hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius : hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius: hippopotamus
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Hippopotamus_amphibius.html







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