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Do you have a house hippo?

 
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A blast from the past. I remember the first time I saw house hippos.  
 
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House hippos are mostly in canada, but have been spotted in the eastern usa.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_hippo
 
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How to make a house hippo.  Or more specifically, how they made the hippo for the video.

Sorry guys, house hippos aren't real.  They are just one of those things from '90s tv like "when you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last" or

 
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Ops, I have been told the smarties reference is regional.

Let's try, Silly Rabbit. Trix are for kids.
 
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Now wait.  Is the cow song regional too?
 
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I do not own a house hippo, and i remain quite disappointed about it!

I would much prefer a house hippo to the mice i grew up with instead.

(As for the cow song... you'd have to provide lyrics but i suspect so!)

 
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I don't have one so I found this Texas House Hippo, so cute:



https://www.facebook.com/texashousehippos/
 
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I do.. she's wonderful!
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