Punch,  19 (1850), 29.

HIp, Hip, Hip for the Hippopotamus

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary

Subjects:

Zoological Gardens, Display, Animal Behaviour, Amusement


    Notes the 'yawn of indifference' with which the hippopotamus at the Zoological Society Gardens greets its visitors. Also notes public disappointment with the animal for not looking like a seahorse.



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