Hippopotamus
noun
A large African animal with a big mouth and short legs that lives in rivers and lakes.
The hippopotamus is one of the heaviest land animals in the world.
Often appears as...
- hippopotamus in the zoo
- large hippopotamus
noun
A large African animal with a big mouth and short legs that lives in rivers and lakes.
The hippopotamus is one of the heaviest land animals in the world.
Often appears as...
- hippopotamus in the zoo
- large hippopotamus
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3African Origin
Connect 'hippopotamus' to its African habitat to remember its roots and geographical context.
The documentary focused on the African savanna's wildlife, including the majestic hippopotamus.
Pro Tip 2/3Aquatic Mammal
Remember that despite its size, the hippopotamus is at home in water and spends much time submerged.
The hippopotamus submerged itself, with only its nostrils poking out of the river.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Friendly Giant
Despite its seemingly docile appearance, recognize that hippos can be very dangerous and aggressive.
The tour guide warned us about approaching the hippopotamus too closely.
Pro Tip 1/3African Origin
Connect 'hippopotamus' to its African habitat to remember its roots and geographical context.
The documentary focused on the African savanna's wildlife, including the majestic hippopotamus.
Pro Tip 2/3Aquatic Mammal
Remember that despite its size, the hippopotamus is at home in water and spends much time submerged.
The hippopotamus submerged itself, with only its nostrils poking out of the river.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Friendly Giant
Despite its seemingly docile appearance, recognize that hippos can be very dangerous and aggressive.
The tour guide warned us about approaching the hippopotamus too closely.
Pro Tip 1/3African Origin
Connect 'hippopotamus' to its African habitat to remember its roots and geographical context.
The documentary focused on the African savanna's wildlife, including the majestic hippopotamus.
Pro Tip 2/3Aquatic Mammal
Remember that despite its size, the hippopotamus is at home in water and spends much time submerged.
The hippopotamus submerged itself, with only its nostrils poking out of the river.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Friendly Giant
Despite its seemingly docile appearance, recognize that hippos can be very dangerous and aggressive.
The tour guide warned us about approaching the hippopotamus too closely.
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Video examples
Surviving a Hippo Attack...
I was almost out of air, and I started to re-swallow my air, knowing that might help me conserve my air in staying calm and allowing me to try to survive in this moment, because I didn't know how long this was going to last. The hippo can hold its breath for two, three, five minutes.
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The Egyptian Book of the...
Now, it's Ani's moment of truth, the weighing of the heart. If his heart is heavier than the feather, weighed down by Ani's wrongdoings, it'll be devoured by the monstrous Ammit, part crocodile, part leopard, part hippopotamus,
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Hippos Fight as Water...
concentrations of hippo anywhere in the world during the heat of the day hippo stay not as close to the river but in it as water levels drop in the dry season it becomes harder for them to find pools deep enough to submerging
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Nature's Mighty Power:...
hippopotamus roamed for miles between dusk and dawn in search of good grazing but there's a limit to their range and they must turn around and head back to water before the sun rises life on earth is powered by the sun
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4 Adorable Animals That...
bushes if they want to although they look just like a miniature version of the African river hippo pygmy hippos in fact have many different features they lead a semi-aquatic lifestyle but are much less adapted to
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How we're saving one of...
any sign of danger, every sign of life. Now imagine millions of sweat bees choking the air around you, flesh-eating bacteria, the constant threat of a landmine going off or an unseen hippo capsizing your mokoro.
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Two Orphan Hippos Being...
just see her swimming all by herself spending time in the water and just be a hippo again Emma and Molly are proof that creating strong bonds between orphans is a successful way to help rehabilitate wildlife
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Greatest Fights In The...
beyond their third year most are lost in the first few weeks of life but nothing goes to waste the death of a hippo provides a meal for the river's most fearsome and efficient predators the nile
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Pablo Escobar's Hippos PIPE...
the hippopotamus an iconic symbol of the continent of Africa the semi aquatic creatures roam wild here and nowhere else in the world at
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Brady Barr Pretends to...
be amazing it doesn't look great my protective hippo structure is finally finished this is what's gonna keep me
Video examples
Surviving a Hippo Attack...
I was almost out of air, and I started to re-swallow my air, knowing that might help me conserve my air in staying calm and allowing me to try to survive in this moment, because I didn't know how long this was going to last. The hippo can hold its breath for two, three, five minutes.
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
Now, it's Ani's moment of truth, the weighing of the heart. If his heart is heavier than the feather, weighed down by Ani's wrongdoings, it'll be devoured by the monstrous Ammit, part crocodile, part leopard, part hippopotamus,
Video examples
Hippos Fight as Water...
concentrations of hippo anywhere in the world during the heat of the day hippo stay not as close to the river but in it as water levels drop in the dry season it becomes harder for them to find pools deep enough to submerging
Video examples
Nature's Mighty Power:...
hippopotamus roamed for miles between dusk and dawn in search of good grazing but there's a limit to their range and they must turn around and head back to water before the sun rises life on earth is powered by the sun
Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
bushes if they want to although they look just like a miniature version of the African river hippo pygmy hippos in fact have many different features they lead a semi-aquatic lifestyle but are much less adapted to
Video examples
How we're saving one of...
any sign of danger, every sign of life. Now imagine millions of sweat bees choking the air around you, flesh-eating bacteria, the constant threat of a landmine going off or an unseen hippo capsizing your mokoro.
Video examples
Two Orphan Hippos Being...
just see her swimming all by herself spending time in the water and just be a hippo again Emma and Molly are proof that creating strong bonds between orphans is a successful way to help rehabilitate wildlife
Video examples
Greatest Fights In The...
beyond their third year most are lost in the first few weeks of life but nothing goes to waste the death of a hippo provides a meal for the river's most fearsome and efficient predators the nile
Video examples
Pablo Escobar's Hippos PIPE...
the hippopotamus an iconic symbol of the continent of Africa the semi aquatic creatures roam wild here and nowhere else in the world at
Video examples
Brady Barr Pretends to...
be amazing it doesn't look great my protective hippo structure is finally finished this is what's gonna keep me
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Quote examples
Karl Pilkington
British Actor
I'd say the best is when I was in Africa, I saw a hippo in a house. Someone had a pet hippo. And they're meant to be one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and they had one that was sort of just wandering in and out of their house, just sort of roaming about.
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Deborah Moggach
English Writer
I have a hippopotamus skull next to my bed, called Gregory. When I was six, my three sisters and I clubbed together and paid £4 for it in a junk shop. We collected owl pellets, ostrich eggs and sheep skulls for our natural history museum at home.
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Konnie Huq
British Celebrity
I've worn a chainmail suit to swim with sharks, glided over Cirencester with a James Bond-style paramotor strapped to my back, eaten hippo steaks and had a bat dive down my bra. And all the while, I had to face the camera and smile.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.
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Sam Richardson
American Actor
What I find funny are peoples' blind spots. That's the funniest thing about anybody - when they just don't realize who they are. What's funny about seeing a hippo do ballet is it thinks it's a swan.
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Florentijn Hofman
Dutch Artist
I wanted to use the hippo to get people out of their homes, away from the Internet and the TV, and to explore London with a new perspective.
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Carl Sandburg
American Poet
There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.
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Lewis Capaldi
Scottish Musician
I see all these posts saying, 'I met Lewis Capaldi,' and in the picture, I look like a melting hippo.
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Nia Sharma
Indian Actress
I am fine battling lions, tigers, snakes, bulls, even hippopotamuses, but not lizards.
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Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus, or just a really cool Opotamus?
Quote examples
Karl Pilkington
British Actor
I'd say the best is when I was in Africa, I saw a hippo in a house. Someone had a pet hippo. And they're meant to be one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and they had one that was sort of just wandering in and out of their house, just sort of roaming about.
Quote examples
Deborah Moggach
English Writer
I have a hippopotamus skull next to my bed, called Gregory. When I was six, my three sisters and I clubbed together and paid £4 for it in a junk shop. We collected owl pellets, ostrich eggs and sheep skulls for our natural history museum at home.
Quote examples
Konnie Huq
British Celebrity
I've worn a chainmail suit to swim with sharks, glided over Cirencester with a James Bond-style paramotor strapped to my back, eaten hippo steaks and had a bat dive down my bra. And all the while, I had to face the camera and smile.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.
Quote examples
Sam Richardson
American Actor
What I find funny are peoples' blind spots. That's the funniest thing about anybody - when they just don't realize who they are. What's funny about seeing a hippo do ballet is it thinks it's a swan.
Quote examples
Florentijn Hofman
Dutch Artist
I wanted to use the hippo to get people out of their homes, away from the Internet and the TV, and to explore London with a new perspective.
Quote examples
Carl Sandburg
American Poet
There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.
Quote examples
Lewis Capaldi
Scottish Musician
I see all these posts saying, 'I met Lewis Capaldi,' and in the picture, I look like a melting hippo.
Quote examples
Nia Sharma
Indian Actress
I am fine battling lions, tigers, snakes, bulls, even hippopotamuses, but not lizards.
Quote examples
Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus, or just a really cool Opotamus?
Example 1 of 10
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