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Hippopotamus with its baby

V. A. Vatagin1920/1920

State Darwin Museum

State Darwin Museum
Moscow, Russia

Baby hippos often rest on their mothers’ backs, until they learn how to swim well. There is an opinion that this practice inspired the Europeans that saw hippos for the first time to name them Hippopotamus (the ancient Greek for “river horse”).

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  • Title: Hippopotamus with its baby
  • Creator: V. A. Vatagin
  • Date: 1920/1920

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