hippopotamus

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The animal has been an unofficial mascot since 1996, when a statue of a hippopotamus was given as a gift to the class of 2000 by Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, the university president at the time.

From New York Times

The saddest escapee story is Bubbles’ — not Michael Jackson’s chimp, but an Orange County hippopotamus.

From Los Angeles Times

Selma Mayor James Perkins, Jr. said he was “hippopotamus happy” and “peacock proud” to sign the proposal.

From Washington Times

Escobar and his Medellin Cartel are long dead, but one of the zoo’s prized specimens is flourishing in the tropical countryside and wetlands in and around the palace-turned-theme park - the hippopotamus.

From Washington Times

Here, elementary school students are used to walking past a sign that reads “Danger — hippopotamus present.”

From Seattle Times