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Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations

In the age of cutesy #mammal sensations like pygmy hippo #MooDeng the chubby, pink-cheeked pygmy #hippo baby – many people believe that social media … Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations

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🦛 Baby Hippos | 'Baby Animals Series' | Extended #8.1

Witness the early days of baby hippos, or calves, as they navigate life’s waters under their mother’s devoted care. From playful dips to serene moments of quiet strength, their journey reflects nature’s harmony—resilience and tenderness intertwined.

👁️ Watch here: ✅🛡️▶️ TPC8.short.gy/IEsRdFZT

I’ve posted pictures of this bowl previously, but it’s been a while so I think it’s time for another one. I like how from this angle you can see that the hippos have been modelled separately and then added on to the rim of the bowl, so he looks like he’s clinging on to it!

The bowl is old even by the standards of Egyptian artifacts – it dates to what we call the Naqada I period which dates from roughly 4400-3500 BCE. Anything from several centuries to over a millennium before the beginning of what we recognise today as “Pharaonic Egypt”. 🧵 1/3