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Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> 🦛:<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Hippopotamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hippopotamus</span></a> by Fabergé, c. 1900<br>Agate, rose diamonds | 3.0 x 5.9 x 2.9 cm<br>Royal Collection Trust RCIN 40337<br> <a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/11/collection/40337/hippopotamus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rct.uk/collection/search#/11/c</span><span class="invisible">ollection/40337/hippopotamus</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> 🦛:<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Hippopotamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hippopotamus</span></a> by Fabergé, c.1900<br>Nephrite, diamond<br>2.9 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm<br>Royal Collection Trust RCIN 40289 <a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/13/collection/40289/hippopotamus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rct.uk/collection/search#/13/c</span><span class="invisible">ollection/40289/hippopotamus</span></a></p>
Out of Context Podcast Quotes<p>"It's hard to say exactly how many hippos there are, but there are well over 100." - JEYCA MALDONADO-MEDINA, Mini-Stories: Volume 16, 99% Invisible <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/99PercentInvisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>99PercentInvisible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/99pi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>99pi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JeycaMaldonadomedina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeycaMaldonadomedina</span></a></p>
Ratatosk™<p>Also, Happy World Hippo Day to the land of House Hippos! 🦛 🇨🇦🦛<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a></p>
Scottobear<p>World Hippo Day is celebrated on 15 February every year, serving as an opportunity to raise awareness about the plight of hippos and promote conservation efforts for their protection. Also a great little ditty sung by John Lithgow. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23doodle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doodle</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23worldhippoday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldhippoday</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23hippo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hippo</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23hippopotamus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hippopotamus</a></p>
🦛 Zoo Tweet Mirror Bot 🐅<p>@𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗭𝗼𝗼<br>Happy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>! 🦛 Celebrate Fiona, Fritz, Bibi &amp; Tucker! Learn about their favorite foods, playful antics, and vital conservation efforts helping hippos in the wild: <a href="https://t.co/NvQLCmAKQc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/NvQLCmAKQc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 🌍❤️ <a href="https://t.co/TZcjWqnH8j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/TZcjWqnH8j</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>∙ 𝙵𝚎𝚋 𝟷𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻 𝟹:𝟶𝟶𝙿𝙼 ∙</p><p>External URL(s) in tweet: <br> ∙ <a href="https://cincinnatizoo.org/world-hippo-day-celebrating-the-bloat-at-the-cincinnati-zoo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cincinnatizoo.org/world-hippo-</span><span class="invisible">day-celebrating-the-bloat-at-the-cincinnati-zoo/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/zoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CincinnatiZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CincinnatiZoo</span></a></p>
Ratatosk™<p>Happy <a href="https://c.im/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>! 🦛</p>
The Victorian Web<p>Apparently it's <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>, so here's Harrison Weir's wonderful chromolithograph of one, from "The Pictorial Cabinet of Marvels," 1878 <a href="https://victorianweb.org/art/illustration/weir/11.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">victorianweb.org/art/illustrat</span><span class="invisible">ion/weir/11.html</span></a><br> (just hoping it's too much of a mouthful for the crocodile!)</p>
Terry Matz<p>Hip Hippo-Ray! It's <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>! The modern "river horse" has been around for 7.5 million years. That's a lot of candles! Celebrate with free hippopotamus knitting patterns at<br><a href="https://intheloopknitting.com/hippo-knitting-patterns.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">intheloopknitting.com/hippo-kn</span><span class="invisible">itting-patterns.php</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knitting</span></a></p>
Out of Context Podcast Quotes<p>"There was a second celebrity hippo!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, moo deng and the plight of the viral zoo animal, Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SixteenthMinute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SixteenthMinute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamieLoftus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamieLoftus</span></a></p>
Nina Willburger<p>For <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> an <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Egyptian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egyptian</span></a> carving of a Hippo, made 5.000 years ago from calcite.<br>Hippopotami were regarded as very dangerous animals, but they were also associated with life, regeneration, and rebirth</p><p>On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek </p><p>📷 mine</p><p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Today is World Bonobo Day and tomorrow we are celebrating World Pangolin Day and World Hippopotamus Day.</p><p>Read some stories about these animals to learn more about them and celebrate them.</p><p>Bonobo: <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/?s=bonobo&amp;formats=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/?s=bonobo&amp;fo</span><span class="invisible">rmats=</span></a></p><p>Pangolin: <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/?s=pangolin&amp;formats=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/?s=pangolin&amp;</span><span class="invisible">formats=</span></a></p><p>Hippo: <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/?s=hippo&amp;formats=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/?s=hippo&amp;for</span><span class="invisible">mats=</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/worldbonoboday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldbonoboday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/worldpangolinday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldpangolinday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/worldhippoday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldhippoday</span></a></p>
CoinOfNote<p>Ok <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@art_history_animalia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>art_history_animalia</span></a></span> notes that it is <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>. My selection of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Numismatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Numismatic</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Hippopotamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hippopotamus</span></a> coins and tokens is even smaller than my selection of Octopus pieces. But I found one!</p><p>From <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>, The Taipei Children's Amusement Park 臺北市立兒童新樂園Amusement Park 臺北市立兒童新樂園</p><p>Numista only lists 61 coins for a search for "Hippopotamus" and of those, only the 1961 Mali 5 Francs Maliens is both a circulating coin AND minted after the fall of the Roman Empire (The Romans represented for Hippos!)</p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> 🦛<br>Wood <a href="https://historians.social/tags/hippopotamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hippopotamus</span></a> mask (Utobo), 1930s<br>Central Ijo. Nembe, Niger Delta, Nigeria<br>“This mask represents a hippo, utobo, submerged below the waterline. It would’ve been worn in the Owu masquerade. The powerful water spirits or Owu control animals &amp; nature. It was worn by a male dancer on the top of his head, facing upwards, &amp; was associated with the masquerade character called Nwere Utobo (Hippo's Wife), in the Rumuji Owu play.”<br><a href="https://collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/555732/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/obje</span><span class="invisible">cts/555732/</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>It’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>!</p><p>This gigantic herbivore can weigh ~8,000 lbs (3,600 kg), but don't think you can outrun it. A hippo can charge as fast as 30 mph (48.3 kmh)! That’s faster than an Olympic sprinter. Fun fact: A group of hippos is called a bloat.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hippopotamus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hippopotamus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hippo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hippo</span></a> <br>@AMNH</p>
Nina Willburger<p>For <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> an <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Egyptian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egyptian</span></a> carving of a Hippo, made 5,000 years ago from calcite.<br>Hippopotami were regarded as very dangerous animals, but they were also associated with life, regeneration, and rebirth</p><p>On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek </p><p>📷 mine</p>
Art History Animalia<p>One more for <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>: a hematite <a href="https://historians.social/tags/hippo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hippo</span></a> head!<br>Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head, c. 1540–1296 BCE, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egypt</span></a>, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18.<br>Carved &amp; polished hematite, 2.2 x 3 x 4.2 cm (7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.), 62.1 g (2.19 oz.).<br>Cleveland Museum of Art collection: <a href="https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.114#" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">clevelandart.org/art/1992.114#</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Whiskers 🇦🇺<p>Happy <a href="https://aus.social/tags/worldhippoday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldhippoday</span></a> all you lovely tooters</p>
Codex Gator<p>Happy World Hippo Day!</p><p><a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/HippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HippoDay</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/NationalHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalHippoDay</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/InternationalHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalHippoDay</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>furry</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/furryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>furryart</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/hippo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hippo</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/transformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transformation</span></a> <a href="https://fursuits.online/tags/TransformationArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransformationArt</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>Another goofy hippo face for <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldHippoDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHippoDay</span></a>:<br>The hippopotamus. Chromolithograph by Gibson &amp; Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1874.<br><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_hippopotamus,_1874.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:The_hippopotamus,_1874.jpg</span></a></p>
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