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Hippopotamus

Quiet Beauty on the Nile

Arts, Culture & Media

Cairo is dirty, loud, and almost unbearably noisy. When I was there over the winter holidays, I had to work not to become overwhelmed by it all. When I needed a respite from the din, I spent the afternoon at the legendary Egyptian Museum. Still, there was a kind of overwhelm at play inside the […]

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Global Scan

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Environment

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Business, Economics and Jobs

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Man Half Swallowed by Hippo Lives to Tell Tale

Arts, Culture & Media

Our Geo Quiz Monday takes us to a river in southern Africa where Paul Templer was leading a canoe safari back in 1996. He can’t easily forget what happened: He was half swallowed by a hippo and lived to tell the tale.

The World

Sunning Hippos

Living on Earth’s Susan Shepherd reports on the all-natural sunscreen secreted by the hippopotamus.

The World

Geo answer

Today’s answer is Zambia, home to the largest population of wild hippos on earth. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Brady Barr, host of “Dangerous Encounters” on the National Geographic Channel. He was in Zambia for his latest episode, entitled “Undercover Hippo.”