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Can you own a pet hippopotamus?

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It's funny as soon as I saw this question it brought me back to my childhood and I just had to answer this question. I live in Canada and as a child there was a public service commercial that was played regarding the house hippo. read more

It's funny as soon as I saw this question it brought me back to my childhood and I just had to answer this question. I live in Canada and as a child there was a public service commercial that was played regarding the house hippo. read more

Generally, the only way to keep the pet hippo is to open a zoo or to become a wildlife caregiver and move to Africa. as a result, obtaining a pet hippopotamus can be quite difficult. If hippopotamuses are ever considered legal to be kept as pets, that an exotic pet dealer or trainer would be able to supply you with one. read more

Pygmy hippos are rare and endangered, so there is no chance that you can have one as a pet. They are under strict breeding programs in zoos. "There are no more than 3,000 around the world, mostly concentrated in west African countries such as Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau or Liberia, said Juliane Villenain, a biologist at the zoo in the Bois de Vincennes, a park on Paris' eastern edge. read more

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