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Hippo Collection

Background imageHippo Collection: No one will believe him. But there he was, quietly fishing at Longleat

No one will believe him. But there he was, quietly fishing at Longleat, Lord Baths place in Wiltshire, when these two hippos appeared. Nasty-looking brutes. Wouldn t take the worm. Just yawned

Background imageHippo Collection: Those Lazy, Hazy days of summer: The summer heatwave means lovely lazy days for

Those Lazy, Hazy days of summer: The summer heatwave means lovely lazy days for the members of the animal kingdom. As the sun blazes down they can lie and dream of their far-off homelands

Background imageHippo Collection: The beast with its jaws wide open is the Berlin Zoo

The beast with its jaws wide open is the Berlin Zoos hippopotmus taking his daily ration of stale black bread. During the Allied raids on Berlin, the Zoo was badly damaged and this animal

Background imageHippo Collection: If you want to get ahead, get a hippo! Humphrey the hippo is known as a bad tempered

If you want to get ahead, get a hippo! Humphrey the hippo is known as a bad tempered beast. He chased his keeper and a photographer out of his den at Chessington Zoo, Surrey, the other day

Background imageHippo Collection: A Hippopotamus at London Zoo. Circa 1950 P004991

A Hippopotamus at London Zoo. Circa 1950 P004991

Background imageHippo Collection: Animals: Esme The V. S. B. They ve got a V. S. B. down at Longleat in Wiltshire

Animals: Esme The V. S. B. They ve got a V. S. B. down at Longleat in Wiltshire
Animals: Esme The V.S.B. They ve got a V.S.B. down at Longleat in Wiltshire. The Very Special Baby is Esme the hippo. She was born two months ago

Background imageHippo Collection: Hilda the Humorous Hippo Enjoys Her Little Joke: The situation seems a little tricky for

Hilda the Humorous Hippo Enjoys Her Little Joke: The situation seems a little tricky for zoo keeper Matthew Wilson as he is caught bending by a hungry-looking hippopotamus

Background imageHippo Collection: Getting on swimmingly - Tommy the gosling and Esme the hippo. March 1973 P004885

Getting on swimmingly - Tommy the gosling and Esme the hippo. March 1973 P004885

Background imageHippo Collection: Mother to the Rescue: General the hippo bit off more than he could chew when his mate

Mother to the Rescue: General the hippo bit off more than he could chew when his mate Myra saw their son disappearing into his mouth at Chester Zoo on Wednesday 1st. October

Background imageHippo Collection: One Baby Hippo... As Happy as a Hippie in water: It really is most extraordinary how

One Baby Hippo... As Happy as a Hippie in water: It really is most extraordinary how the zoo people manage to be so terribly topical every time they want to show off a new arrival

Background imageHippo Collection: The exhausted baby hippo and mother and father at the West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley

The exhausted baby hippo and mother and father at the West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley. 1998

Background imageHippo Collection: The exhausted baby hippo with mother in backgrounds at the West Midland Safari Park

The exhausted baby hippo with mother in backgrounds at the West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley. 1998


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