Hippopotamus Collection (page 8)

On Lake Victoria, Africa, a boat occupied by Anglican missionaries
XEE4133935 On Lake Victoria, Africa, a boat occupied by Anglican missionaries and indigenous people is capsized by a wounded hippo. Illustration of Damblans

An Indian carved and applied decorative inscription panel
1196988 An Indian carved and applied decorative inscription panel, the inscription formed in the shape of a hippopotamus, (wood)

The Hippopotamus, 1804 (hand-coloured aquatint)
986395 The Hippopotamus, 1804 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Daniell, Samuel (1775-1811); 43.5x57.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hippopotamus, plate 12)

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh on a hippopotamus hunt (coloured engraving)
3630150 Ancient Egyptian pharaoh on a hippopotamus hunt (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egyptian pharaoh on a hippopotamus hunt)

Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure, c. 18th century BC (Ivory (hippopotamus)
3525782 Plaque fragment: kneeling lion-headed figure, c.18th century BC (Ivory (hippopotamus), gold foil) by Anatolian School; height: 9.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Furniture plaque: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls, c
3525781 Furniture plaque: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls, c.18th century BC (hippopotamus ivory) by Anatolian School; 7.3 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Animals of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France (coloured engraving)
5998806 Animals of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France)

The Hippopotamus in his New Bath in the Zoological Societys Gardens, Regents Park (engraving)
1625712 The Hippopotamus in his New Bath in the Zoological Societys Gardens, Regents Park (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

So the chimpanzee put the kettle on for tea, illustration from Johnny Crow
616114 So the chimpanzee put the kettle on for tea, illustration from Johnny Crows Party, c.1930 (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

And the kangaroo tried to paint the roses blue, illustration from Johnny Crow
616113 And the kangaroo tried to paint the roses blue, illustration from Johnny Crows Party, c.1930 (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Hamran Arabs capturing hippopotamus (engraving)
961895 Hamran Arabs capturing hippopotamus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamran Arabs capturing hippopotamus)

Animals from hot countries (coloured engraving)
997455 Animals from hot countries (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Wonders of Animal Training (coloured engraving)
979139 Wonders of Animal Training (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wonders of Animal Training.); © Look and Learn

Ashanti man being menaced by a hippopotamus (colour litho)
979048 Ashanti man being menaced by a hippopotamus (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashanti man being menaced by a hippopotamus)

Canoe destroyed by a Hippopotamus on the River Zambesi, South Africa (engraving)
1099155 Canoe destroyed by a Hippopotamus on the River Zambesi, South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hippo Skull (coloured engraving)
1000524 Hippo Skull (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Johann Eberhard Ihle Engraver)

Hippopotamus, 1860 (colour litho)
1000718 Hippopotamus, 1860 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A The Instructive Picture Book)

The Gambia river, as described by Captain Jobson
LLM462427 The Gambia river, as described by Captain Jobson by Johnston, Harry Hamilton (1858-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gambia river, as described by Captain Jobson)

Game of "Voyage Around the World", published by Ackermann
DHC379955 Game of " Voyage Around the World", published by Ackermann, Wissembourg (colour litho) by Wentzel, F. C

Hippo being fed at Cairo Zoo, Egypt
Keeper at Cairo Zoo feeding a hippo through bars of enclosure. Date: circa 1930s

Animals and plants of marsh woodland in the Sudan (colour litho)
3101073 Animals and plants of marsh woodland in the Sudan (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals and plants of marsh woodland in the Sudan)

Keeper Ernie Bowman with Hippopotamuses Bobbie and Joan at London Zoo
2639466 Keeper Ernie Bowman with Hippopotamuses Bobbie and Joan at London Zoo, July 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Hippopotamuses Bobbie and Joan at London Zoo, July 1923 (b / w photo)
2639459 Hippopotamuses Bobbie and Joan at London Zoo, July 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Baby Hippopotamus Joan eating at London Zoo, September 1920 (b / w photo)
1220078 Baby Hippopotamus Joan eating at London Zoo, September 1920 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Hippopotamus Hunting in Angola, West Africa (engraving)
1613838 Hippopotamus Hunting in Angola, West Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hippopotamus Hunting in Angola, West Africa)

The Hippopotamus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent s-Park (engraving)
1612177 The Hippopotamus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent s-Park (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hippopotamus)

Easter Monday at the Zoological Gardens (engraving)
1615876 Easter Monday at the Zoological Gardens (engraving) by Berkeley, Stanley (fl.1878-1902, d.1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easter Monday at the Zoological Gardens)

Hippopotamus and Young at the Zoological Societys Gardens (engraving)
1613497 Hippopotamus and Young at the Zoological Societys Gardens (engraving) by Goddard, George Bouverie (1832-86); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hippo or hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Hippopotamus in the Zoological Gardens. In enclosure in a zoo with spectators and a zookeeper

The Waterfall of Niagara. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829

Young Hippopotamus Bobbie with a keeper at London Zoo
1262598 Young Hippopotamus Bobbie with a keeper at London Zoo, September 1920 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Pygmies Hunting, from the Casa del Dottore (House of the Doctor) from Pompeii
BEN119493 Pygmies Hunting, from the Casa del Dottore (House of the Doctor) from Pompeii, c.50-79 AD (fresco) by Roman, (1st century AD); 126x74 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Funerary bedhead in the form of the goddess Tueris, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c
XZL149484 Funerary bedhead in the form of the goddess Tueris, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-52 BC) New Kingdom (gilded wood) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

Hippo and crocodile hunting. Painting by Pierre Paul (Pierre-Paul
LRI4638223 Hippo and crocodile hunting. Painting by Pierre Paul (Pierre-Paul) Rubens (or Peter Paul or Petrus Paulus) (1577-1640), 1615-1616. Oil on canvas

Detail of the Nilotic mosaic of Preneste (Palestrina) from the shrine of the deity of
LRI4587895 Detail of the Nilotic mosaic of Preneste (Palestrina) from the shrine of the deity of Fortune Primigenia, 80 BC by Roman, (1st century BC); Palazzo Barberini, Palestrina

Couple of Hippotamus. In "Wenn Jemand eine Reise thut
XEE4415209 Couple of Hippotamus. In " Wenn Jemand eine Reise thut, so kann er was erzahlen" (When someone travels, this is what he can tell), German tale by Franz Wiedemann, 1895

Mission Marchand (1896-1899) to Fachoda (Sudan): the French captain Baratier (1864-1917
XEE4135556 Mission Marchand (1896-1899) to Fachoda (Sudan): the French captain Baratier (1864-1917) and his troops advancing through the marsh towards Fachoda

Ancient Rome: Sea Travel, Wild animals are transported for the circus
XEE702511 Ancient Rome: Sea Travel, Wild animals are transported for the circus, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cologne Zoo, Hippopotamus (photo)
5986975 Cologne Zoo, Hippopotamus (photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hippopotamus)

The Hippopotamus (engraving)
6011515 The Hippopotamus (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hippopotamus)

Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison, Hippopotamus, Elephant (colour litho)
6002563 Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison, Hippopotamus, Elephant (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison)

Zoo Misfitz card game - hippopotamus. 1938

In Good Society (engraving)
668389 In Good Society (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Good Society. Illustration for John Leechs Pictures of Life and Character (c 1890)

Female hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista

Head of a male hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Constellations, from the funerary chamber of the Tomb of Seti I, New Kingdom
XIR160273 Constellations, from the funerary chamber of the Tomb of Seti I, New Kingdom, 1294-1279 BC (wall painting) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Valley of the Kings, Thebes

Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius (vulnerable). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Meunier from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Hippopotamus harpooned
LLM338438 Hippopotamus harpooned by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hippopotamus harpooned. All Round the World, First Series (1868).); © Look and Learn

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In the vast Chobe National Park in Botswana, a majestic hippopotamus mother gracefully guides her young one through the tranquil waters of the Chobe River. These gentle giants, known scientifically as Hippopotamus amphibius, have long held a significant place in various cultures and religions. In ancient Egypt, the hippopotamus was revered as Taweret, a protective deity associated with fertility and childbirth. The pygmy hippopotamus and its adorable offspring also captivate hearts with their endearing presence. Found in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, these smaller relatives showcase their playful nature as they frolic in the water while practicing their impressive gape of up to 150 degrees – an essential ritualistic display of aggression. The Nile River valley of East Africa is home to another enchanting scene: baby hippos standing proudly amidst a herd within Masai Mara National Reserve. Here, mothers diligently care for their babies, ensuring they grow strong and thrive in this diverse ecosystem. As night falls over East Africa's plains, two common hippopotamuses find solace together under the starry sky. Their bond exemplifies the deep connections forged between these magnificent creatures. Whether it be witnessing a mother guiding her young through African rivers or observing playful pygmy hippos perfecting their great gape display, encountering these incredible animals leaves us humbled by nature's wonders. From religious symbolism to captivating displays of affection and strength - there is no denying that hippos hold a special place both in our world and our hearts.