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The disarmingly handsome comic adopted the delivery of a smarmy newsman and deadpanned a joke about the hatching of a baby sandpiper, a triumph for the zoo where it was born, until the bird was stomped to death by a baby hippo born a day earlier.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The new habitats are home to recent rhino arrivals Zuri, a 16-year-old female, and Kianga, a 22-year-old male, along with longtime resident hippo, Happy.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The hippo features a revolving bottle rack, glass storage, ice bucket, and serving tray, from which its previous owner reportedly served chips and salsa.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The hippo represents Michaela (Michi) Benthaus' favorite animal.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The new habitats are home to recent rhino arrivals Zuri, a 16-year-old female, and Kianga, a 22-year-old male, along with longtime resident hippo, Happy.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The hippo features a revolving bottle rack, glass storage, ice bucket, and serving tray, from which its previous owner reportedly served chips and salsa.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The hippo represents Michaela (Michi) Benthaus' favorite animal.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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