First story: I was swallowed by a hippo
Second story: The Hippo and the Tortoise
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/i2Kc2y-geiU?rel=0
[Video description: photo montage of Owen the hippo and Mzee the giant tortoise in a wildlife park in Kenya]
Categories: Life
Soggy here, innit? 
In memoriam: Diana Rigg 
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100 books by women in 2016 
Hoyden About Town 
We had pygmy hippos in the zoo here in Adelaide. They were distinctly cute, although they could still take care of a whole pumpkin in a couple of bites. Unfortunately I think the last one died quite recently.
I love hippos. From a safe distance and behind a large fence.