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With inspiration from the song and the zoo's desire for a hippo, a fundraising campaign began, with schoolchildren pitching in with donations.

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Common and pygmy hippopotamuses can be imported to Australian zoos after a 40-year hiatus. Werribee Zoo plans to import a ...

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Native to West Africa, pygmy hippos are an endangered species, with only 2,500 estimated to remain in the wild.