Hippos are among the megafaunal species most dangerous to humans.

Image: Nijlpaard. jpg | Hippos, the heaviest and most aquatic even-toed ungulates, are whales ' closest living relatives.

The city of Hippos itself was established by Seleucid colonists, most likely in the second century BC.

The most important improvement, however, was the aqueduct, which led water into Hippos from springs in the Golan Heights, 50 km away.

The most recent edition of the game ( in Fall 2009 ) has a lighter blue base with pastel colored versions of the Hippos: Sweetie Potamus ( pink ), Bottomless Potamus ( yellow ), Picky Potamus ( orange ), and Veggie Potamus ( green ).

Hippos are recognizable by their barrel-shaped torso, enormous mouth and teeth, nearly hairless body, stubby legs and tremendous size.

There is fossil evidence that many Malagasy Hippos were hunted by humans, a likely factor in their eventual extinction.

Ancestors of European Hippos found their way to many islands of the Mediterranean during the Pleistocene.

Hippos leave the water at dusk and travel inland, sometimes up to 8 kilometers ( 5 mi ), to graze on short grass, their main source of food.

Hippos have the unique ability to hold their head partially above the water and send out a cry that travels through both water and air ; hippos above and under water will respond.

Hippos have also been popular cartoon characters, where their rotund frame is used for humorous effect.

Some of the cities included " Antiochia " or " Seleucia " in their official names ( Antiochia Hippos, for example ), which attest to Seleucid origins.

This includes the satirical Picnic of Love album, and also covers of songs completely different from their style including " Can't Touch This ", " Stayin ' Alive ", " Escape ", " The Theme From Three's Company ", " You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side ", " Hungry Hungry Hippos ", and " Just the Two of Us ", as well as their karaoke rendition of the Steve Miller Band song " Abracadabra " ( intended to be a " cover " of " Sabbra Cadabra ").

Hippos have ( rarely ) been filmed eating carrion, usually close to the water.

The availability of water limited the size of Hellenistic Hippos.

* Io sto con gli ippopotami ( I'm with the Hippos, 1979 )

Hippos are very aggressive towards humans, whom they commonly attack whether in boats or on land with no apparent provocation.

He wrote a collaboration novel with Burroughs, " And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks ", concerning the murder.

The PRR decapod, class I1s, was unlike the Russian decapod ; it was huge, taking advantage of the PRR's heavy trackage and high axle loading, with a fat, free-steaming boiler that earned the type the nickname of ' Hippos ' on the PRR.

Currently, four Hippos are in British service, one each on HMS Albion and Bulwark, with two used by 11 ( Amphibious Trials and Training ) Squadron of the Royal Marines.

As the Seleucids took possession of all of Coele-Syria, Hippos grew into a full-fledged polis, a city-state with control over the surrounding countryside.

Antiochia Hippos was improved with all the makings of a Greek polis: a temple, a central market area, and other public structures.

A new super special stage was built at Hippos, along with a VIP village for 1, 600 people.

Choi had played keyboards on the demos for Progress, but when it came time to record, they decided instead to have Rich Zahniser of The Hippos, who was touring with the band, play on the album.

The tribute album consisted or artists such as Long Beach Dub All Stars covering " Take Warning ", Reel Big Fish covering " Unity ", Blue Meanies covering " Yellin ' in My Ear ", Cherry Poppin ' Daddies covering " Sound System ", The Hippos covering " Freeze Up " and The Aquabats with a " campfire-style " cover of " Knowledge ".

This creates a huge pinwheel on the ice, with the Hippos hanging on to Daisy and the Alligators hanging on to Minnie.

Trying desperately to outdo Daisy, Minnie resorts to suicide as she instructs her Alligators to hoist the Hippos up and launches herself off the lift and over the skaters, while blind-folded with her bow over her eyes and, as she lands, her skate hits a stray bell on the ice, and she falls hard, forcing herself to cry.

The Hippos and Alligators proceed to form a " tent " while Minnie and Daisy skate through with blue and pink streamers, respectively.

* As Bart goes through his childhood toys, he mentions several popular toys / games, with parodied names: " Spirogram " ( Spirograph ), " Sketch-N-Etch " ( Etch A Sketch ), " Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos " ( Hungry Hungry Hippos ), " Duopoly " ( Monopoly ), " Parchoosey " ( Parcheesi ), " Humor Putty " ( Silly Putty ), and " Sock ' Em Knock ' Em Cyborgs " ( Rock ' Em Sock ' Em Robots ).

Although long considered Burroughs ' first-novel, he had in fact several years earlier completed a manuscript called And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks with Kerouac, but this work would remain unpublished in its entirety until 2008.

The Hippos formed in Los Angeles, California in 1995 with a lineup of Ariel Rechtshaid on vocals and guitar, James Bairian on bass, Louis Castle on trumpet, Rich Zahniser and Danny Rukasin on trombones, and Kyle Briggs on drums.

She occasionally performs on the lecture circuit with a show based on her experiences with wildlife, titled Harassed by Hippos and Battered by Cod: A Humble Way to Make a Living.

Hippos are considered megafauna, but unlike all other African megafauna, hippos have adapted for a semi-aquatic life in freshwater lakes and rivers.

Hippos rarely kill each other, even in territorial challenges.

Hippos and whales shared a common semi-aquatic ancestor that branched off from other artiodactyls around.

Coins found in Mieron are mostly from Tyre, though a large number are also from Hippos, which lay on the other side of Lake Tiberias.

Hippos have been clocked at over short distances.

The Malagasy Hippos were smaller than the modern hippopotamus, likely through the process of insular dwarfism.

Hippos measure long, including a tail of about in length and average about 1. 5 meters ( 5 ft ) tall at the shoulder.

Hippos are still found in the rivers and lakes of the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, north through to Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan, west to Gambia, and south to South Africa.

Hippos are also subject to unregulated hunting and poaching.

Hippos are born underwater.

Hippos have remained popular zoo animals since Obaysch, and generally breed well in captivity.

Hippos have been the subjects of various African folktales.

Hippos were mentioned in the novelty Christmas song " I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas " that became a hit for child star Gayla Peevey in 1953.

They even inspired a popular board game, Hungry Hungry Hippos.

The hippopotamus characters " Happy Hippos " were created in 1988 by the French designer Andre Roche based in Munich, to be hidden in the " Kinder Surprise egg " of the Italian chocolate company Ferrero SpA.

* Videos of Pygmy Hippos at Arkive. org