June 12, 2022
During a 1910 meat shortage, the U.S. Congress considered a bill for the importation of hippos for farming.
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The Rodent That Acts Like a Hippo
Although the animals that live in rainforests on different continents can differ significantly, the environments they live in are very similar. These environments, therefore, exert similar pressures on the evolution of the animals living in each. As a result, unrelated species may be similar in
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