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Figurine of hippopotamus
Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom; Dynasty 12–18 Date ca. 1981–1550 B.C. Creation/Discovery Site From: Egypt
Faience
h. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in); w. 13 cm (5 1/8 in) Repository The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Unknown
Combs
Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II
ca. 3900–3500 B.C.
Egypt
Said to be from: Northern Upper Egypt, Balyana
Ivory (elephant)
h. 10 x w. 5.9 x th. 1 cm (3 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Repository
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Okay, this is a damn good opening sentence:
“Few things in this world are as elusive as a hippopotamus testicle—especially when you’re trying to cut it off.”
Apparently, castrating hippos in captivity is pretty important to keep captive populations down, and is also much harder to than I’d ever considered. Here’s the full article: https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceshot-illustrated-guide-hippo-castration
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Me at work this week:
Geeking out about how sharks aren’t actually that scary & are given a bad rep.
Coworker goes ‘yeah but hippos though 😳’ and I’m just internally losing it because YES finally someone gets it
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A female common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with her calf in Tanzania, Africa
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Hippos 🦛 Mysteries Unearthed: Beastly Revelations
Hippos are mostly gentle herbivores, unless they feel threatened. That’s when they become one of the most dangerous animals to humans.
Hippos kill hundreds of people in Africa every single year; far more than shark attacks. These beasts can run at least 20 miles per hour, and they have a bite that can tear a human body in half.