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Hippos

A hippo loves to hang around in water and snack on grassy treats. But don’t get on its bad side! …

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Bully Hippo

Hippos are not always friendly, plus they can run super fast on their short legs—AND bite! …

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Crab Art by Jim Paillot

Wild Valentines

Animals may not write love poems or hand out candy. But they have their own special ways of saying, “Will you be mine?” …

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alligator, bald eagle, blue-footed boobies, blue-footed booby, cricket, cuttlefish, fiddler crab, hippo, hippopotamus, moths, sage-grouse, spider, Valentine, Valentines Day

Marvelous Mammals

What makes a mammal a mammal? Find out with these read-aloud poems! …

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arctic fox, bison, buffalo, echidna, foxes, hippo, hippopotamus, hippos, lion, lions, lynx, mammal, mammals, polar bear, polar bears, seal, seals, walrus, walruses

Baby Pygmy Hippo at Melbourne Zoo Makes a Splash

Watch baby pygmy hippo Obi take his first swim! …

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Stay Cool

On a hot summer day, YOU may choose to cool off inside an air-conditioned house. But there’s no A/C in nature. So what’s a wild animal to do? …

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elephant, elephant seal, fennec fox, gentoo penguin, hippo, hippopotamus, horse, jackrabbit, mountain goat, tiger
Baby Hippos in Wetland

Baby Hippos in Wetland

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Hippos Resting in the River

Via Jake Willers Video Clip courtesy of Channel Five, UK and Steel Spyda Ltd.

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Stuck on Mud Ranger Rick June July 2017

Stuck on Mud

Mud! It’s squishy and sticky, gooey and gloppy, mucky and messy. …

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african elephant, black-browed albatrosses, brown bear, buffalo, building, cape buffalo, crayfish, fiddler crab, hippo, hippopotamus, minerals, mud, nests, pig, spadefoot, sulphur butterflies, sun block, wasp
Telling Tails Ranger Rick March 2017

Telling Tails

Furry or feathered, scaly or smooth—tails are as different as the animals that wear them. And just look at what all these tails can do! …

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beaver, capercaillie, cat, fox, gecko, hippo, hippopotamus, hummingbird, kangaroo, kitten, scorpion, skink, sperm whale, tail, tails, zebra

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Final Fur Photo Credits

  • Alligator Snapping Turtle: Peter Paplanus
  • American Badger: James Perdue
  • American Pika: Danny Nesor
  • Arctic Fox: Pixbay-TPS Dave
  • Armadillo: Frances Gaines
  • Atlantic Puffin: David Klaasen
  • Balck-capped chickadee: Jennifer Kocher
  • Bald Eagle: Donna Torres
  • Barking Tree Frog: USGS
  • Beaver: Steve Hersey
  • Bisons: Jane Zalewski
  • Black Bear: Steve Perry
  • Brown Pellican: Don Bruschera
  • Canada Lynx: Kiether Williams
  • Dall Sheep: Jan Cook
  • Florida Panther: Brian Imparato
  • Great Blue-Heron: NIC Stoltzfus
  • Great Horned Owl: Joile Gordon
  • Green Sea Turtle: Florida Fish and Wildlife
  • Grizzly Bear: Kandace Heimerr
  • Hawaiin Monk Seal: Flickr-NOAA
  • Horseshoe Crab: iStock
  • Javelina: Flickr-WPLynn
  • Monarch: JOANNE TAYLOR
  • Moose: Pixbay-TPS Dave
  • Mountain Lions: iStock
  • Octopus: Hans Glauser
  • Orca: iStock
  • Prairie Dog: Pixbay-Kikersbay
  • Pronghorn: Pixbay-Skeeze
  • Sea Otter: Katherine Davis
  • Virginia Big-Eared Bat: USFWS

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