81. GORP - Revamping The Nomenclature - Wet And Wild African Canoe Safari the whole trip to get used to sharing the river with large, wild animals,mostly hippos. Despite the fact that hippos look like waterlogged cows, http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/humor/lansky_zambezi2.htm

United States Canada Europe Top Adventures ... Contests Search: from Away.com Related Guides Zimbabwe Vacations Canoeing Nature Observation Paddling ... Scuba Diving Popular Cities in Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Harare Introduction Revamping the Nomenclature ... Shoulder-Season South America from Away.com DESTINATIONS Revamping the Nomenclature By Doug Lansky John's thick accent (somewhere between Australian, British and mumbling), combined with the distance between our canoes, made for interesting animal spotting. "That's a Stripe-Necked Heron," John would try to tell me in his whispered speech. "What kind?" Chris would shout from the canoe behind. "A Hype-Necked Bherron!" I'd yell to the others, unsure of my pronunciation but unable to clarify without an animal ID book. "It's a High-Pecked Barron!" I'd hear Chris tell the Dutch couple. Doug in the foreground, elephants in the background Throughout the trip, I think we inadvertently renamed nearly every animal we saw. It took quite a while basically the whole trip to get used to sharing the river with large, wild animals, mostly hippos. Despite the fact that hippos look like waterlogged cows, they are responsible for more human deaths than any other animal in Africa. I quickly learned that you don't just paddle past hippos. You have to get past them. The first part of hippo avoidance is locating them. Many hippos were floating in large groups that, from a distance, looked like partially submerged mines. Those were easy to spot. The trick was to find the ones underwater. Hippos are not fond of surprise visitors and if we didn't know where they were, there was a good chance they would surface under our canoe and bite us into anchovy-size pieces, which John reminded us,"is not a good thing."

82. Paya Indah: Hippos And Waterbirds In The Swamps! -- ThingsAsian Article hippos soaking in the mud pool, crocodiles bathing under the sun and a serene They can live to the ripe old age of 35 to 40 years in the wild and 50 http://www.thingsasian.com/browse/article/author/goto_article/article.2088.html

Experience Asia Through the Eyes of a Traveler Search Site: Advanced Search Photo of the Day Stories Photo Essays ... Store Member: None ( Login Recommendation: Avg. recommendation of other readers. RatingInit(1, 1, 6); How highly would you recommend this story? Scale of 1 to 5 (5 being best) Care to Comment? Register as a member of the ThingsAsian community and Log In User Name: Password: Become a member of the ThingsAsian Community See Also: Related Topics: Travel Photography National Parks Nature Paya Indah: Hippos and Waterbirds in the Swamps! By Ee Lin Wan Paya Indah Wetlands... Hippos soaking in the mud pool, crocodiles bathing under the sun and a serene environment broken only by the calls of the birds are just some of the priceless moments you can experience in Paya Indah. As motor vehicles are prohibited in Paya Indah Wetlands, travelling on foot is the best way to experience its beauty. For those wanting to see the place in a shorter time, they can opt for the tram and horse-cart rides, or a stroll through the landscaped gardens on a mountain bike. Adorable Hippos...

83. Greek Legend: HIPPOI Or ONOI MONOKERATA The Unicorns ( Aka Hippos-Monokeros Onos Ippoi Onoi Monokerata, Transliteration, hippos (or Onos) MonokerÙs In Indiathere are wild asses the Monokerata or Unicorns as large as horses, http://www.theoi.com/Thaumasioi/Monokerata.html

THE HIPPOI MONOKERATA Greek Singular: Greek Plural: HippoV OnoV MonokerwV Ippoi Onoi Monokerata Transliteration: Hippos (or Onos) MonokerÙs Hippoi (or Onoi) Monokerata Translation: Single-Horned-Horse (or Ass) / Unicorn-Horse (or Ass) Latin Spelling: Monocerus Monoceri Roman Name: Equus Unicornis Equi Unicornes English: Unicorn THE HIPPOI MONOKERATA were the swift-footed Unicorns of the East. They were magnificent snow-white equines with a single, brightly-coloured horn rising from the middle of their foreheads. Parents Nowhere stated - Ctesias, Indica (as summarized in Photius, Myriobiblon 72) It is believed that Asses, both the tame and the wild kind, all the world over and all other beasts with uncloven hoofs are without knucklebones and without gall in the liver; whereas those horned Asses of India, Ktesias says, have knucklebones and are not without gall. Their knucklebones are said to be black, and if ground down are black inside as well. And these animals are far swifter than any ass or even than any horse or any deer. They begin to run, it is true at a gentle pace, but gradually gather strength until to pursue them is, in the language of poetry, to chase the unattainable. And Apollonios says that he saw this animal, and admired its natural features; but when Damis asked him if he believed the story about the goblet, he answered:

84. WGBH Programs This program is the definitive look at hippos in the wild and covers a The film follows the fortunes of a pod of hippos, featuring a baby hippo, http://www.wgbh.org/schedules/program-info/cgirw/program_id/27462/episode_id/106

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85. Zegrahm & Eco Expeditions - Botswana Safari: Itinerary lechwes, zebras, and hippos. wild dogs are also a real possibility here. hippos, crocodiles, and large numbers of waterfowl and wading birds are http://www.zeco.com/destinations/botswana-safari.asp?dateid=276§ion=itinerar

86. Asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=ourWorldNe Hippolotofus FAQ frequently asked questionsAnd many projects devoted to helping hippos in the wild are discussed. It s thruthe mailing list that we plan activities. We had a convention last year, http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=ourWorldNews&storyID=2097687

87. 25 Years Of TRAFFIC Africa and targeting a wide range of species from insects, birds and turtlesto primates, antelopes and hippos. But wild meat is a global phenomenon. http://www.traffic.org/25/wild4_1.htm

Home What is wildlife trade? > What are the main wildlife commodities in trade? What is the scale of wildlife trade? How significant is wildlife trade? Is wildlife trade legal or illegal? What are the main wildlife commodities in trade? Medicines Food Ornaments Skins, furs and wools The pet trade Forest products ... What more needs to be done? Food © Alexey Vaisman / TRAFFIC Europe-Russia Fish impounded from a Russian trawler in the Bering Sea Wildlife is an essential source of food. In many areas, wildlife represents the only viable source of food, with domestic meat being prohibitively expensive and largely unavailable. In other countries, food harvested from nature, such as large-scale marine fisheries and caviar from sturgeon, forms the basis for large industries, contributing greatly to national economies and the economic survival of whole communities. However, in recent decades, burgeoning human populations, unsustainable harvesting and increasing illegal harvesting has put tremendous pressure on these resources. For example, in four former Soviet republics of the Caspian Sea, the legal catch of sturgeon at the end of the 1990s plummeted to less than one-tenth of the catch in the 1970s. It is also estimated that the illegal catch is now at least ten times higher than the legal catch. Though not often perceived by the public as wildlife, marine fish are the largest group of wild animals exploited for food. Although most of this trade is legal, grave concerns have been raised over the sustainability of many fisheries including cod, Southern Blue Fin tuna, Patagonian toothfish and sharks.

88. Hippos Beat The Burn The secretions appear on the hippos backs, faces and behind their ears. In the wild it would be very tricky, but if anyone wanted that stuff off a http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040524/pf/040524-7_pf.html

@import "/news/style.css"; Close window Hippos beat the burn Michael Hopkin Blood-red 'sweat' protects beasts from sun and bacteria. The secretions appear on the hippos' backs, faces and behind their ears. The colourful secrets of hippopotamus sweat have been unlocked. Researchers have identified the chemicals responsible for the ancient myth that the beasts sweat blood. In reality, hippos' secretions are neither blood nor precisely sweat, but a mixture of pigments that function as both sunscreen and antibiotic, as well as keeping the animals cool, say Kimiko Hashimoto of Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan, and colleagues. The scarlet secretion is a familiar sight to anyone who has come face to face with a hippo ( Hippopotamus amphibius ). "It's all over their back, face and behind their ears," says Craig White, a zookeeper at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in Britain. "It really does look like blood is pouring down them." The hippos tend to produce more of the substance when they are on dry land rather than swimming in rivers or lakes, says White, bolstering the idea that the secretions are akin to sweat. But other experts have suggested that it functions as waterproofing; adults can remain submerged for more than five minutes at a time. Sweaty work Hashimoto's team used gauze swabs to collect the fluid from the faces and backs of two hippos, Satsuki, a female, and Jiro, a male, living at Ueno Zoological Garden in Tokyo.

89. St. Louis, MO - Go Wild At St. Louis' Animal Attractions Separated from the hippos by a seethrough wall, visitors can get an incredible (www.wolfsanctuary.org) For a truly unique visit, try the wild Canid http://www.explorestlouis.com/sightseeing/animals.asp?PageType=4

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91. WWF | Travel With WWF Observe hippos in wetland pools and flocks of flamingoes on a soda lake. wild dogs, and some of the largest crocodiles in the world. http://www.worldwildlife.org/travel/displayTrip.cfm?tripID=109

92. UC Davis News & Information :: Edeni Game Reserve Seeing elephants in the wild is a remarkable experience. About 50 feet fromthe shore three hippos wandered around a small island in the middle of the http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/abroad04/safrica/safrica_8.lasso

This service is provided by UC Davis News Service, 530-752-1930 Current News Agriculture Business/Government/ Law ... Abroad : Apartheid and wild animals A baby elephant poses for a photo while sticking close to its mother in the Edeni Private Game Reserve in South Africa. Below right, an elephant browses in the reserve. Below left, a hippo postures for the crowd. (Photos by Ian MacKenzie) A sensory overload filled with wild animals By Ian MacKenzie Edeni Private Game Reserve, July 16 After three weeks in Cape Town, we flew across the country to a private game reserve west of Kruger National Park. We were a little sad to be leaving Cape Town but were also ready to see what most of us came to Africa for: the wildlife. Kruger, on the opposite side of the country, sits on the northeastern border along Mozambique. We came to a private game reserve called Edeni, which is situated west of the Kruger National Park. As soon as we arrived at our bush camp, we knew that we were in an entirely new world. After we settled in, we got in Land Rovers for our first game drive. After just a few minutes we came across the first animals a herd of elephants. Wild elephants Seeing elephants in the wild is a remarkable experience. They behave as they should: wild. Many of us were a little nervous at first; we had no idea how close we'd get to the animals. After a few minutes and a roll of film we moved on to more animals.

93. Blank wild species are relatively rare at Dor hunting was not a major food source . There is evidence that hippos, wild boars, giant sea-turtle, crocodiles, http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/dor/zoo.htm

Research Archaeozoology Archaeozoology is the identification, analysis and interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites. Dor is ideal for the diachronic study of the changes of foodways and other uses of animal resources in an urban, Mediterranean maritime environment, and comparison with other economies. The appearance of domestic animals and their changing numbers in various periods offer information on the shifts in diet and other forms of animal exploitation. Sheep and goat were the most common sources of meat, but there is some evidence for animals grown mainly for milk and wool, especially in later periods. Similarly, some of the cattle bones show minor deformations attributable to their use in tillage and transport, beyond their main use for beef. Remains of domestic pigs, dogs, camels, horses and donkeys are also found. Wild species are relatively rare at Dor - hunting was not a major food source. However, large quantities of fish bones were recovered. A detailed study of these may yield insights into ancient fishing techniques, methods of curing and conserving fish (there is possible evidence for long-distance trade in Nile perch, for instance), and changes in the Mediterranean ecosystem. One form of secondary exploitation is the manufacture of bone tools. Some of these are utilitarian and others ornamental - incised

94. Global Adrenaline :: Africa :: Multiple Country Trips :: Victoria Falls Safari The sunset cruise provides amazing opportunities for photographing wild animals.hippos often rest in the waters, with only their nostrils breaking the http://www.globaladrenaline.com/africa/multiplecountries/trip5/

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95. "Madagascar" Movie Magic Might Be Real-Life Nightmare Any zoo animal that suddenly found itself in the wild would be unlikely to hippos were numerous and diverse in Madagascar until a few centuries ago. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0602_050602_madagascar_2.html

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page "Madagascar" Movie Magic Might Be Real-Life Nightmare Due to its isolation, Madagascar's fauna is limited. Lemurs have little competition for food and only a few enemies. Yet two-thirds of the island's 30 lemur species are threatened, because less than 10 percent of Madagascar's original forests remain. At least 15 large species of lemur have gone extinct, including one giant lemur species that grew as large as gorillas. One of the few nonhuman enemies of lemurs today are fossas, another victim of deforestation. Catlike predators with long tails, fossas hunt everything from lemurs and mice to wild pigs. Related to the mongoose, fossas are an endangered species. Only about 3,000 of the animals remain in Madagascar today. Going Wild Any zoo animal that suddenly found itself in the wild would be unlikely to survive. For starters, the animal would no longer receive veterinary care, which is one reason why zoo animals usually live longer than their wild relatives do. Much of what wild animals need to know to survive is also learned behavior, which is another reason why it is notoriously difficult to reintroduce captive animals to the wild. Only a very small percentage of reintroduced species ultimately reestablish a sustainable population in the wild.

96. Books About Animals and shows how their behavior is similar to that of hippos in the wild. In the wild the nubian ibex is endangered due to hunting and loss of habitat. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1264/animalbooks.html

Animal Books Index: Books About Endangered Species Books About Wildlife of North America Books About Wildlife of Africa Books About Wildlife of Asia ... Books About Marine Animals Books About Endangered Species BAT (Morrow Junior Books). Illustrated with color photographs by Richard Hewett. 48 pages. For ages 8 and up. Bats play an essential role in the balance of natureeating millions of insect pests nightly and pollinating hundreds of different types of plants. Yet unfounded superstitions and fear, plus the destruction of their habitats, are endangering many species of bats the world over. Focusing on Tad, a Mexican free-tailed bat, and Gus, a big brown bat, this book highlights the unusual physical characteristics of bats and presents a close-up look at their day-to-day life and behavior. ENDANGERED SPECIES FOX (Morrow Junior Books). Illustrated with color photographs by Richard Hewett. 48 pages. For ages 8 and up. With their sharp senses, quick reflexes, and innate cunning, foxes are one of the world's most successful predators. They are also among the most adaptableranging from the arid deserts of North Africa to the frozen tundra of the Arctic Circle. This book focuses on the tiny kit fox which makes its home in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico highlighting its special characteristics and comparing them with those of the other five species of foxes found in the United States.

97. OPB: Digital Television Hippo Beach This definitive look at hippos in the wild covers a year in thelife of the Luangwa River in Zambia, seen through the eyes of a hippo family. http://www.opb.org/television/dtv.php?y=2005&m=07&d=19

98. Lodges And Camps Of Botswana Sundowner drinks may be enjoyed from the pontoon boat as hippos snort nearby at this hyena, hippos, wild dog, sable, leopard, and large crocodiles! http://www.ultimateafrica.com/Botswana_accommodation.htm

ULTIMATE AFRICA SAFARIS Phone toll free 1 800 461 0682 Botswana Safari Accommodations A sampling of Botswana's lodges, tented camps and hotels that we consider "special" or unique and recommend to our clients. Abu Camp, Okavango Delta - Elephant Back Safaris conduct a special wilderness experience from Abu Camp, on a private concession, bordering the Moremi Game Reserve, in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Jack Lemmon noted "This must be the greatest camp in all of Africa." Steve Forbes noted "One of the 10 things to do before you die!" CNN noted "If you only do one safari in your entire lifetime, this is the one!" The camp is named after Randall Moore's legendary elephant, "Abu", the star of such motion pictures as "White Hunter, Black Heart" and "Power of One". Abu leads a herd of fifteen African elephants, comprising six adults and a 'Brat Pack' of nine youngsters. The elephant family becomes the focus of full day and half-day elephant back safaris, with each of the six adults carrying one or two guests in large, comfortable, custom made saddles. The youngsters accompany the herd, providing a constant source of amusement as they play and swim. Being part of an elephant family allows you the unique opportunity of approaching and interacting with a wide variety of game at close range, as on elephant back you are more readily blending with nature. Michael Powers noted "There I was sweltering beneath the protective might of Abu's tusks, his huge feet by mine, his huge head above mine. Before I knew it I was at one with Abu; it was as if I too were an elephant. Unbidden, a whole new world revealed itself; for all my safari years, I had only ever been an outsider looking in. With the abruptness of the African sunrise, the mist cleared and I glimpsed the bush as "they" knew it - "they" of course being those humble beings I had come to see." The camp is hidden within an ancient riverine forest, overlooking a lagoon and consists of five custom-built tents, each with an en-suite bathroom.

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jwz - Hippos roam drug lord's ranch entries archive friends userinfo jwz website www.jwz.org userinfo livejournal userinfo archive journal archive Links DNA (Log) WebCollage (LJ) ... RSS Hippos roam drug lord's ranch 03:08 pm Tags computers security toys music Cop Shoot Cop Room 429 Hippos roam drug lord's ranch PUERTO TRIUNFO, Colombia (Reuters) - Ten hippopotamuses roam wild among the ruins of the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's abandoned country home, leaving huge footprints in the mud and scaring the wits out of the local cows. The hippos are all that remain of Escobar's private zoo. In his heyday in the 1980s, Escobar imported elephants, rhinoceroses, lions, giraffes and other exotic beasts to his lavish ranch at Puerto Triunfo, 100 miles north of Bogota in central Colombia, as a testament to his fabulous wealth. Most of the animals were confiscated by the authorities and transferred to zoos after the cocaine lord was gunned down by police in 1993 in Medellin. But the hippos were left behind. Despite the absence of a keeper, the Nile hippos some of which weigh two tonnes have flourished and reproduced on a muddy lake near the Magdalena River as if it were their natural terrain. And for six of the hippos born there, it is. "I've never heard of anything like this in my life," Steve Thompson, a hippo expert at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, said in a telephone interview. He has travelled to Botswana, Kenya and Tanzania to study the behaviour and life of hippos.

100. Hippopotamus The Animal hippos spent most of the day in water sort of like a poolparty we re so Up to hundreds of hippos will gather in a single location, wobbling and http://www.hippopotamus.org/hippopotamus.html

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