HIPPOS with Rebecca Lewison

Are they good swimmers? What are they doing with those gaping jaws? Why are there wild hippos in Colombia? What’s up with pygmy hippos? Actual real life Hippopotomologist Dr. Rebecca Lewison chats about pet hippos, subspecies, daily diets, poo helicopters, terrifying sunscreen, their role as ecosystem engineers, what’s up with their nostrils, and their surprising evolutionary cousins. 

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A donation went to The Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary (WCHS)

Full-length (*not* G-rated) Hippopotomology episode + tons of science links

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