#world hippo day

[considernature]

Move over Valentine's Day, it's time for World Hippo Day!

There are only two species of hippo left on Earth, though there were once many more. These incredibly-unique and adorably deadly species are in serious need of conservation attention!

If you want to learn more about the pygmy Hippo, the smaller and lesser-known cousin of the famous river hippo, you can check out my article on them below!

Image alt text: a baby pygmy hippopotamus standing below its mother, looking like a fusion between a pug and a rubber marshmallow.

Image credit: Sander van der Wel under CC BY-SA 2.0.

#animals #science #nature #biology #conservation #wildlife #environment #hippos #world hippo day #holidays

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldHippoDay 🦛

Wood hippopotamus mask (Utobo), 1930s Central Ijo. Nembe, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Cambridge Museum of archeology and Anthropology 2014.290 “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 and nature. It was worn by a male dancer on the top of his head, facing upwards, and was associated with the masquerade character called Nwere Utobo (Hippo's Wife), in the Rumuji Owu play.”

#animals in art #animal holiday #20th century art #Cambridge Museum of archeology and Anthropology #World Hippo Day #hippo #hippopotamus #African art #mask #Nigerian art #1930s #woodwork

[hippolotamus]

💖🦛 A very happy World Hippo Day to all who celebrate 🦛💖

#it’s me i’m celebrating #hippo rambles #world hippo day

[heavenboy09]

February 15th Is World 🌎 Hippo 🦛 Day

World Hippo Day on February 15 celebrates the extraordinary hippopotamus and encourages people to take action to prevent its extinction. Did you know that before 1909, scientists placed hippos in the same group as pigs? Despite their outward similarities with pigs or wild boars, hippopotamuses are closely related to whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Hippos are semiaquatic mammals that are native to sub-Saharan Africa. They are herbivores and can weigh up to 2,000kg, making them the third-largest land mammal after elephants and rhinos. Hippos are primarily found in rivers, lakes, and mangrove swamps.

Please Take Wonderful Care Of These Majestic & Proud African Creatures Of The Wild for all generations to come.

Happy World 🌎 Hippo 🦛 Day

#World Hippo Day #Hippo #Hippopotamus #Spotify

[kemetickowboy]

Dua Taweret!

#meme #Taweret #world hippo day

[pjoneedstherapy]

Just realized that when people say Hippos are the most dangerous animals in the world that doesn’t mean kill count, or how likely they are to attack, it’s the likely hood you have of facing one and surviving afterwords. I have been terrified of accidentally making eye contact with a hippo and getting iced on sight

#world hippo day #animal facts #deadliest animal #hippo #thoughts of the day #animals #text

[pktechgirlus]

World Hippo Day

Photo: LDeans

#world hippo day #hippopotamus #photography

[arthistoryanimalia]

Another goofy hippo face for #WorldHippoDay:

The hippopotamus. Chromolithograph by Gibson & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1874.

#hippo #hippos #hippopotamus #African animals #print #lithograph #chromolithograph #works on paper #illustration #American art #19th century art #World Hippo Day #animals in art

[fatcatswaggerdesigns]

Don't Be A Hippocrite - Punny Purple African Hippo

Get a laugh with our punny 'Don't Be A Hippocrite' design featuring a playful purple hippopotamus. This dangerous african animal shows off their tusks! Perfect for animal lovers with a sense of humor!

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[jenthehumanist]

It's World Hippo Day!!!

According to Google - it's World Hippo Day. I'm so excited. Check out these short stories about Hippos going on various adventures. https://amzn.to/3K9cy5J #worldhippoday #shortstories #hippo

#happy hippo #short story #World hippo day #hippopotamus

[tumbluniversity]

World Hippo Day 15/02

Today is World Hippo Day.

Did you know that the hippo is the third largest land mammal, beaten only by the elephant and the rhino. Despite being a "land mammal," Hippos spend most of their time in the water and can hold their breaths for up to five minutes. Perhaps this is why the Ancient Greeks referred to them as "River Horses."

#daily facts #tumblr university #world hippo day #hippopotamus #science #biology #animal identification

[palatinewolfsblog]

... and those who do not travel read only one page.

Augustine of Hippo.

#art #digital art #watercolor effect #arte cinetica #cinetic #romanticism #hommage #caspar david friedrich #wanderer #horizons #new horizons #quote of the day #quote of today #augustine of hippo #the world #our world #the world is a book #travels #travelling #reading matter #reading matters #books and reading #pages #new pages #discoveries #what matters

[daily-lego-sets]

LEGO DUPLO:

WIldlife Park

Set: 3095

2001

Pieces: 39

#world wildlife day #wildlife day #wildlife #animals #eliphant #giraffe #hippopotamus #hippo #cheetah #lego #lego builds #lego sets #lego bricks #lego duplo #duplo

[kennabeth]

idk if it's from the reading drought of the past several years but I keep seeing things and seeing other things in them like blindfolded characters and burning buildings? sick spook reference. characters washing their hands before practicing medicine? derivative of kaladin at best but have at it I suppose. guns? are you plagiarizing mistborn or is it subconscious?

#related to the other day i got genuinely confused about fantasy worlds without vorinism having different social rules about literacy #ive been reading this whole time but for years i couldnt handle fantasy and ive been reading contemporary and kids lit #now that im back where i belong i still do NOT have my sea legs it's very silly #says kenna #yall are making me want to read tress SO BAD but i have to wait #i think i still wont be ready for tsa next and ive been dying to read american hippo so maybe that'll get bumped up in the queue maybe

[plleeeepppyyyy]

Hi hi hi!!! If you're still doing requests, could you perhaps do Wally Darling and a reader that's always sleepy?

ofc ofc!!! very cute request! (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃

(also mind u,, this was not the first request i gotten,, i jus got this one finished quicker (ﾒ﹏ﾒ) )

wally + sleepy reader!!

☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎☁︎︎

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•every time wally walks around you or sees you, he always sees you sleeping or on the verge of passing out. he finds it pretty amusing, don’t get him wrong he’s pretty worried about you sleeping almost every day. he’s definitely curious.

•he asks some of his friends first if they know why exactly it is why you do this, but they just assure him, “oh y/n is always sleepy!” that answer wasn’t good enough for him tho,,

•he finds you in the weirdest spots sleeping too, like this one time where you were just,,, laying on the ground while holding a plant. he watched you for a bit and just shook you up, he def walked you home as you were back on the verge of sleep.

•another time, you were gone for the WHOLE day, everyone was looking for you, poor julie was sobbing as if she lost her kid just already putting up posters of you,, but nope, howdy found you sleeping in one of the cabinets in his shop. how did you even get there?? you got a scolding for sure, how was that even comfy?

•wally took the opportunity to ask you a question, you were just laying your head on a table, again (for what seemed to be the millionth time) on the verge of hitting the hay. he asked you why exactly were you tired 24/7? he didn’t understand! it was just a silly concept to him, sleeping all of the time. even if he tried, he could never sleep with the house on his mind.

•you just simply replied, “why not?” wally hummed in fascination and watched you for the rest of the time you were about to sleep. but you were a bit talkative that day, so whatever came on your mind you talked about it to wally.

•after that wally admired how much you just didn’t care for much, you were just in your own little world.

•he DEFINITELY wanted to paint you too, you had no problem letting him. he just told you to sleep, definitely wasn’t an issue for you.

•he woke you up for,, maybe about a hour or two? and showed you an absolute masterpiece, you just sleeping. you loved it, and put it up on your wall. he still kept sketching and drawing you from time to time, i mean you were just still, a simple person to draw for sure!

•he also makes sure you don’t end up anywhere to crazy to sleep, its like he keeps tabs on you. its like if you were just walking somewhere, he just tugs on your hand and is like, “no, this way, silly!” he’s like a guide, making sure you don’t end up back into the river situation,,

•he totally wouldn’t mind if you laid your head on his shoulder; or anywhere on him honestly. he wouldn’t bat an eye if you leaned on him and just hit snooze. wally will continue talking to whoever, still making sure you’re fine. he’d rather have this than you accidentally sleeping on the roof or somewhere dangerous.

•wally finds himself giggling at the silliest things you do or say. like; why are you talking about hippos all of sudden? weren’t you just asleep?

•if he wants some quiet time to himself but not be completely alone. he def goes to you, maybe it’s because you’re sleepy but you’re just calm half of the time too. he also likes to ask you for suggestions on what to paint or draw next, you just mumble out the most random of things. you’re like a spinning wheel! to him at least,,

•you for sure were an interesting character in his book, so goofy. a good friend to despite you sleeping daily.

☁︎︎☁︎︎

romantic ver, ( ˘ ³˘)

•wally just adores you,, like why you so sleepy?? he finds it cute, you’re like a sleepy kitten 24/7. for some reason it makes him giggle to himself.

•definitely watches you 24/7, he doesn’t wanna let you go or leave you be. like before, he’s your guide to not falling in a brook. hell, he’ll even carry you around if you’re that tired. the neighbors look at you both and go, “oh look there goes wally and y/n!” as he just carries you around. :]

•theres always quiet moments between you two, you’re probably just snoring on his bed as he sketches,, well probably you. he always has some sort of art for you, pottery, paintings, whatever he can do, he did it for you.

•he’s also noticed how despite you being sleepy, you always try to make sure you talk to him. you’re just on the verge of sleeping yet again as you talk to him about this type of frog you saw early ago. wally really notices the little things. <3

•he gets all gushy and happy whenever you lean on him as a pillow or something. literally he just wants to grab you and just run away. but he keeps it in as he wraps his arm around you. even so, you can still notice the adoration in his eyes. a whole ass gentleman too, he WILL never move when ur sleeping on him. he shushes some people to, likee shhhh my boo is sleeping.

•to be honest, wally sleeps not so often, he definitely does more now that you help him. but whenever he just can’t close his eyes or anything, he watches you. and how peaceful you are, and he gets confused. how can you sleep so much? waking up to wally staring at you with those big old eyes is both scary yet endearing. you ask him what’s going on with him and hes just like, “you’re so peaceful, can’t help but keep this sight of you all to myself.” wit those big eyes,,

(≧◡≦) ♡

•ack,, okay so he for sure def whispers to you or something whenever you’re tired. he just perks his head to you and just whispers ever so softly, as if you’re already sleeping. even when you’re dead asleep he’ll whisper some stuff. if you’re lucky enough, you’ll probably hear him.

•SPEAKING of whispering and such, he def sings you asleep. as if it was hard enough for you to do so,, but still, legit you LOVE it when he sings to you. his voice is soo soft and listening to it is just, hhhhh, makes you malfunction at times.

•he still finds you at random places too, he quickly picks you up and just wakes you up. he’s all like, “oh, what are you doin here :)?” while ur kinda like ,, “hh”

•to him, you’re just admirable. even if ur sleeping in a not so fancy fashion, he admires how you sleep, even if you wake up all jus cruddy, he’s still looking at you with his big lovey dovey eyes.

•if you have any trouble trying to stay awake he helps you def, tries to at least. if you drink caffeine to help you out with it, he’s all for it. but makes sure you don’t over step it, can’t have his lover too hyper! he also tries to have you have a normal sleep schedule (if you want ofc) but if it doesn’t work than it’s perfectly fine,, you guys will find smth to help you out. ♡︎

•calls you snooze bug, literally he’s so corny at times but its cute . <3

•it’s just when it comes to you he’s so gentle wit you,, its very endearing to watch between you both.

•overall he loves you sm,, his sleepy little person. he’s patient with you all of the time, your sleepiness is part of the charm for him. wally wanted an excuse to carry you around anyway. ❤︎︎

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okay this was rlly fun to do!! im prolly gonna do all of ur guys’ requests based on finishing it earlier than others if thats fine,, (٥⁀▽⁀ )

i also wanna thank all of you guys for giving me a LOTTA notes and positive feedback!! im glad ur all enjoying reading these as much i love making these,, 🫶

literally all of ur guys’ requests are so damn cute , can’t wait to have em all finished and have you guys read them!! (eventually)

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#wally darling #wally darling x reader #welcome home #welcome home arg #head canons

[arthistoryanimalia]

One more for #WorldHippoDay: a hematite hippo head!

Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head, c. 1540–1296 BCE, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18. Carved & 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art

"Sensuously carved and polished to a silky luster, this weight takes the form of a hippopotamus head. Eyes, ears, and nostrils ae modeled in relief; the mouth is closed. The flat underside provides a surface on which to rest the object. This hippo head weighs 62.1 grams, roughly three-quarters of a deben, a unit of weight in ancient Egypt. As such it does not correspond to any of the more usual subdivisions of the deben, although similar examples are known. In fact it is an inter-standard weight, representing eight seniu or two-thirds of a deben, and is equivalent of an Aegean unit of 62.1 grams."

#hippo #hippopotamus #World Hippo Day #African animals #ancient art #ancient Egypt #hematite #carving #weights and measurements #Cleveland Museum of Art #animals in art