The word hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse". The hippopotamus is one of the largest quadrupeds. They have a stocky shape and short legs. Hippopotamuses are gregarious, living in groups of up to 30 animals; such a group is called a herd . A male hippopotamus is known as a bull, a female a cow, and a baby a calf. The hippopotamus is one of the most aggressive creatures in the world and is often regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. Hippos are still threatened by habitat loss and are often poached for their meat and ivory canine teeth.

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1932, Definitives 18v

siap0171, Italian Somalia, 1932

1937, Animals 6v

slr0292, Liberia, 1937

1937, Companhia, definitives 19v

smzcom201, Mozambique, 1937

1947, Definitives 19v

swa0034, French West Africa, 1947

1953, Animals 20v

sao0368, Angola, 1953

1954, Definitives, animals 14v

sza0239, South Africa, 1954

1960, Definitives 16v

soa0108, East Africa, 1960

65.00

-10%

58.50

Mint NH

1962, Animals 6v

sgz0128, Guinea, Republic, 1962

5.25

-20%

4.20

Mint NH

1963, Animals 12v

svn1481, Venezuela, 1963

17.50
Mint NH

1964, Animals 7v

sbu0102, Burundi, 1964

1964, Animals 15v

sbu0087, Burundi, 1964

1964, Animals 7v imperforated

sbup0102b, Burundi, 1964

1964, Animals 15v imperforated

sbup0087b, Burundi, 1964

15.00
Mint NH

1964, Zoo animals 20v

scv0949, Cuba, 1964

1964, Flora/fauna 8v

sgh0198, Ghana, 1964

7.00

-10%

6.30

Mint NH

1964, Flora/Fauna 2 s/s

sghb014, Ghana, 1964

7.50

-20%

6.00

Mint NH

1964, Animals 3v

siv0272, Ivory Coast, 1964

1965, Independence 8v (foil stamps)

sbup0175, Burundi, 1965

8.00
Mint NH

1965, Definitives, animals 14v

sni0175, Nigeria, 1965

1966, Animals 6v

sov0175, Upper Volta, 1966

6.50

-20%

5.20

Mint NH

1967, Animals 6v

sgc0260, Gabon, 1967

5.25

-10%

4.73

Mint NH

3.00

-20%

2.40

Mint NH

1968, Animals 5v

sdh0337, Dahomey, 1968

8.00

-10%

7.20

Mint NH

1968, Fairy tales 6v

sgz0487, Guinea, Republic, 1968

5.00
Mint NH

1968, Animals 9v

sgz0495, Guinea, Republic, 1968

9.00

-10%

8.10

Mint NH

1968, Fairy tales s/s

sgzpb028, Guinea, Republic, 1968

1968, Animals 3 s/s

sgzpb029, Guinea, Republic, 1968

9.50

-10%

8.55

Mint NH

1968, Animals 3 s/s, Imperforated

sgzpb029b, Guinea, Republic, 1968

14.00
Mint NH

1970, Definitives 14v

srh0088, Rhodesia, 1970

47.50

-10%

42.75

Mint NH
19.00
Unused (hinged)

1971, UNO 12v (3x [:::]

sbup0762, Burundi, 1971

1971, Wildlife airmail 6x4v [:::]

sbup0726, Burundi, 1971

1971, Wildlife 6x4v [:::]

sbup0702, Burundi, 1971

18.00

-10%

16.20

Mint NH

1971, Animals in fairy tales 5v

scj0225, Central Africa, 1971

30.00

-10%

27.00

Mint NH

1971, Animal protection 20v

smmp0514, Manama, 1971

5.00
Mint NH

1972, Wild animals 8v

scf0341, Congo Republic, 1972

11.00

-10%

9.90

Mint NH

1972, Akagera park 10v

srup0487, Rwanda, 1972

7.50
Mint NH

1972, Wild animals 5v

stf0522, Chad, 1972

5.00

-10%

4.50

Mint NH

1972, Nature conservation s/s

szmpb002, Zambia, 1972

1973, King Wangchuk 5v

sbjp0564, Bhutan, 1973

1973, Animals 4v

snjp0383, Niger, 1973

3.80

-10%

3.42

Mint NH

1974, Hippo s/s

sgnb145, Equatorial Guinea, 1974

3.50

-10%

3.15

Mint NH

1975, Erfurt Zoo 8v

sdd2030, Germany, DDR, 1975

2.00

-10%

1.80

Mint NH

2.00

-10%

1.80

Used or CTO

2.40

-10%

2.16

First Day Cover

1975, Animals 12v

sgz0717, Guinea, Republic, 1975

15.00

-10%

13.50

Mint NH

1976, Mammals 4v

sbqp0071, Benin, 1976

1976, Animals 5v

scfp0539, Congo Republic, 1976

5.00

-10%

4.50

Mint NH

1976, African animals 6v

slrp1006, Liberia, 1976

4.50
Mint NH

1976, Definitives, animals 12v

smz0618, Mozambique, 1976

1977, Definitives, animals 17v

sbp0001, Bophuthatswana, 1977

12.00

-15%

10.20

Mint NH
5.56
Used or CTO

1977, Animals 36v

sgzp0793, Guinea, Republic, 1977

39.00

-15%

33.15

Mint NH

1977, Art & culture 4v

ske0070, Kenia, 1977

3.00

-10%

2.70

Mint NH

1977, Art & culture s/s

skepb005, Kenia, 1977

1978, WWF, animals 6v

scf0630, Congo Republic, 1978

20.00

-10%

18.00

Mint NH

1978, Endangered animals 6v

sgbp0471, Guinea Bissau, 1978

9.00

-10%

8.10

Mint NH

1978, Philexafrique 2v+tab [:T:]

sovp0730, Upper Volta, 1978

4.00

-15%

3.40

Mint NH

1979, WWF, Endangered animals 6v

sivp0620, Ivory Coast, 1979

25.00
Mint NH

1979, Small Hippo 1v

siv0586, Ivory Coast, 1979

1.50

-10%

1.35

Mint NH

1980, Disney 8v

sto1468, Togo, 1980

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