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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
ok but seriously my favourite prehistoric animal is definitely andrewsarchus
THEIR JAW WAS A METER LONG
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
ARE SHEEP
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.
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!
She was born premature and had to be hand raised initially
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.
She was able to be reintroduced to her mother and grow up engaging in appropriate social behaviours in an enriching and species appropriate habitat.
And she’s now 7 years old and still thriving!
ABRACA LOVE ! THEY GAY AND U CAN’!T CHANGE MY MIND!
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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lil baby hippo
obsessed with this baby hippo from thailand's khao khew zoo.. she has been so utterly betrayed by the world
why did I draw him some of my drawings constitute war crimes lol. I'm so sorry Mrs Frizzle.
Oh what a great time to be a biology student
Looks like it belongs in an oven
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE
BEHOLD!!!!
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)
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!!!!
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)
THE UNHAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS
By Nancy Moore, illustrated by Edward Leight
Via twaniimals