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11 years ago

While the OP is not particularly wrong, Andrewsarchus is more closely related to the extant hippos and whales. However these animals are part of the order artiodactyls that includes (among other two-toed, hoofed mammals) sheep.

Source: Andrewsarchus, "Superb Skull of a Gigantic Beast," Now on View in Whales Exhibit

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ok but seriously my favourite prehistoric animal is definitely andrewsarchus

THEIR JAW WAS A METER LONG

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LOOK AT THAT SIZE COMPARISON BUT THAT’S NOT THE BEST BIT YOU SEE THEIR CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVES AREN’T BEARS OR WOLVES NO THEIR CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVES

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ARE SHEEP


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1 year ago

Don't mind me.

I'm just looking at pictures of Moo Deng before she grows up and gets euthanized for crushing a zoo visitor with her jaws or smth.


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1 year ago

Btw if you want an example of actually cute and appropriate handling of a baby hippo in an accredited zoo with trained keepers, there’s always Fiona the Hippo at Cincinnati Zoo!

Btw If You Want An Example Of Actually Cute And Appropriate Handling Of A Baby Hippo In An Accredited
Btw If You Want An Example Of Actually Cute And Appropriate Handling Of A Baby Hippo In An Accredited

She was born premature and had to be hand raised initially

Btw If You Want An Example Of Actually Cute And Appropriate Handling Of A Baby Hippo In An Accredited
Btw If You Want An Example Of Actually Cute And Appropriate Handling Of A Baby Hippo In An Accredited

Fiona felt very safe with her keepers and she would regularly snuggle with them and snooze on their laps. They had to monitor her 24/7 and take feedings in shifts - and it was very uncertain whether she would even survive!

While you might say that it’s hypocritical to support free contact in one situation and not another, this is a situation where free contact was very much okay. They had to support Fiona like this as she was regularly needing medical intervention and needed to be constantly monitored around the clock.

What’s the difference between Fiona and Moo Deng’s situation? Agency and respect. Fiona was never harassed for views or forced into situations she didn’t want to be in.

The content they made with her was showing the process of hand raising a premature baby hippo. Even when they picked her up to put her in her pool she was never madly thrashing to get away.

The goal was always to transition her to be completely hands off and be with her mother Bibi. And her habitat is species appropriate with deep water for swimming in.

Btw If You Want An Example Of Actually Cute And Appropriate Handling Of A Baby Hippo In An Accredited

She was able to be reintroduced to her mother and grow up engaging in appropriate social behaviours in an enriching and species appropriate habitat.

Btw If You Want An Example Of Actually Cute And Appropriate Handling Of A Baby Hippo In An Accredited

And she’s now 7 years old and still thriving!


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1 year ago

moo deng 💝

Moo Deng

Moo Deng 🦛💖


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1 year ago

Tumblr Tuesday: Moo Deng, Queen of Our Hearts

Moo Deng, bouncy pork, literal baby girl. The knee chomp, the bath aversion, the belly rolls, the cheek scritches, the sleepy snot bubble, the exasperated scream—she has it all. Moo Deng, we love you.

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1 year ago
Lil Baby Hippo

lil baby hippo


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1 year ago
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand

Moo Deng, a famous baby hippopotamus at Khao Kheow zoo in Thailand ♡

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Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand
Moo Deng, A Famous Baby Hippopotamus At Khao Kheow Zoo In Thailand

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1 year ago
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The
Obsessed With This Baby Hippo From Thailand's Khao Khew Zoo.. She Has Been So Utterly Betrayed By The

obsessed with this baby hippo from thailand's khao khew zoo.. she has been so utterly betrayed by the world


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1 year ago
Oh What A Great Time To Be A Biology Student

Oh what a great time to be a biology student


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1 year ago

Looks like it belongs in an oven

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE

BEHOLD!!!!

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE

THIS IS MOO DENG HER NAME MEANS BOUNCING PORK SHES A BABY PYGMY HIPPO AT A THAI ZOO AND SHE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT

GIVE HER LOVE

(pics courtesy of her trainers. thank you @yellowwwcrayon for introducing her to me)


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1 year ago
I Drew Moo Deng Instead Of Doing My Math Work

i drew moo deng instead of doing my math work

i love her

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE

BEHOLD!!!!

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE

THIS IS MOO DENG HER NAME MEANS BOUNCING PORK SHES A BABY PYGMY HIPPO AT A THAI ZOO AND SHE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT

GIVE HER LOVE

(pics courtesy of her trainers. thank you @yellowwwcrayon for introducing her to me)


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1 year ago
THE UNHAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS

THE UNHAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS

By Nancy Moore, illustrated by Edward Leight


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1 year ago

zootampa


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