Hippo loosely translates to River Horse in ancient Greek. Hippo Day, then, celebrates the third largest land mammal on Earth. Why not take some time to waddle in a mud bath, get angry with some tourists, and yawn a lot whilst opening your mouth really-really widely. I quite like Hippos - I remember that the Pygmy Hippos at Whipsnade Zoo used to smell pretty bad.
When I was in Uganda we used to hear the Hippos at night tramping around grazing and later watching them in the River More people killed by hippos than any other wild beastie thing
Indeed , Hippos kill more people than any other mammal in Africa . I could relate my stupidity whilst canoeing down the Zambizi but it`s a long one , suffice to say i was trying to help out after a few light ales in the evening and Hippos got into the camp . I meant well but could have ended there - literally ended there - for several people , it was a very long night .... Hate the bloody stupid things !!
I’ve never had any issues with them. I find if you don’t overfill the bag then they generally collect it on time.
