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Artist drawing a pygmy hippo

Hippo Honcho — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:08:44 +0000

I have a special place in my heart for pygmy hippos. They are just so cute and sweet! Here’s a video of an artist working on a sketch of one.

How to draw a hippo video

Hippo Honcho — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:03:53 +0000

I’ve always wanted to be able to draw hippos like this. This artist makes it look easy!

Hippos Star in Telus Phone Commercials

Hippo Honcho — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:25:58 +0000

I don’t live in Canada, but if I did and I saw this commercial, I would so go out and buy this phone, just for the cute hippos they feature! This first one is a new take on the Tortoise and the Hare:

This second one shows hippos splashing in water which is contained in the phone:

And their 2005 holiday commercial:

If you have any interest in the making of these commercials, read about them here.

Cute Baby Hippo Swimming

Hippo Honcho — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:13:51 +0000

Hippos Lick Crocs, Crocs Don’t Care

Hippo Honcho — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:16:14 +0000

Hippos and crocodiles are death walking to humans (or should I say death stomping and slithering?), but neither of these ferocious creatures seems to mind the other, at least in this video:

Here the crocodiles carry on with whatever crocs do in their little croc world, completely ignoring the nosy, licking, salivating hippos. How ’bout that.

The “Pretty Flamingo” is a Hippo

Hippo Honcho — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:26:00 +0000

YouTube is a continual source of wonder and amusement for me. How do people come up with these things???!!! This video features an animated hippo and Manfred Mann’s song, “Pretty Flamingo.” Who knew the flamingo was actually a hippo? Enjoy!

Madagascar 2

Hippo Honcho — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:10:33 +0000

They’re back! Everyone’s favorite castaways are off on another adventure, this time to Africa. Gloria the hippo, Melman the giraffe, Alex the lion, and Marty the zebra, accompanied by various and sundry creatures, crash land their plane on the vast plains of Africa where they meet wild versions of themselves.