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Why scientists say hippo poop can collapse entire river ecosystems

This video investigates why hippo waste poses an unusually deadly threat to river ecosystems. Scientists reveal how the sheer ...
UPI

Zoos offer roach naming rights, hippo poop candles for Valentine's Day

Jan. 18 (UPI) --Zoos in New York and Texas are offering the love-struck and the lovelorn the opportunity to buy some unusual Valentine's Day gifts: naming rights for cockroaches. The Bronx Zoo said ...
KSAT

Zoo dubs itself ‘Valentine’s Capital of the World’

The San Antonio Zoo has dubbed itself the "Valentine's Capital of the World." (San Antonio Zoo) SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo knows how to get wild for Valentine’s Day and has dubbed itself the ...
Texas Monthly

Timothy, the San Antonio Zoo’s Star Hippo, Now Has His Own Poop-Scented Candle

Ah, February in South Texas, when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love! They preen, they sing, they . . . fling poop? It might not sound romantic to you, but it’s the peak of debonair ...