The word hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse". The hippopotamus is one of the largest quadrupeds. They have a stocky shape and short legs. Hippopotamuses are gregarious, living in groups of up to 30 animals; such a group is called a herd . A male hippopotamus is known as a bull, a female a cow, and a baby a calf. The hippopotamus is one of the most aggressive creatures in the world and is often regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. Hippos are still threatened by habitat loss and are often poached for their meat and ivory canine teeth.

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2023, New issue subscription on stamps with Hippopotamus

ayypmnp, New Issue Subscriptions, 2023

10.00
Mint NH

1991, African Spoonbill s/s

lgaab109, Gambia, 1991

5.00
Mint NH

1996, Stamp out of set

lmda2703kb, Maldives, 1996

4.50

-10%

4.05

Mint NH

1967, 100F, Stamp out of set

lsn0365, Senegal, 1967

2.90
Mint NH

2021, Metropolitan museum of art 4v m/s

sanp32108, Antigua & Barbuda, 2021

12.00
Mint NH

2000, Animals 12v m/s (12x2Kz)

saop1539kb, Angola, 2000

8.00
Mint NH

1996, Animals 12v m/s

saop1058kb, Angola, 1996

4.50
Mint NH

1998, Wild animals 8v m/s

saop1237kb, Angola, 1998

8.00
Mint NH

2008, Sofia zoo 6v m/s

sblp30809, Bulgaria, 2008

4.20
Mint NH

1977, Definitives, animals 17v

sbp0001, Bophuthatswana, 1977

12.00
Mint NH
5.56
Used or CTO
70.00
Mint NH

1987, Definitives, animals 20v

sbt0403, Botswana, 1987

30.00
Mint NH

2023, Hippo 3v

sbtp32304, Botswana, 2023

13.30
Mint NH

2000, Wetlands 5v

sbtp0710, Botswana, 2000

5.00
Mint NH

2023, Hippo s/s

sbtp32304a, Botswana, 2023

13.35
Mint NH

2000, Wetlands s/s

sbtpb033, Botswana, 2000

6.00
Mint NH

1983, Animals, WWF Overprint 13v

sbu1596, Burundi, 1983

450.00
Mint NH

1991, Animals 6v

sbup1720, Burundi, 1991

13.50
Mint NH

1965, Independence 8v (foil stamps)

sbup0175, Burundi, 1965

8.00
Mint NH

2011, Hippos 4v + s/s

sbu31103a, Burundi, 2011

12.00
Mint NH

2022, Hippos

sbup32202c, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Hippos, 5v

sbup32202d, Burundi, 2022

14.75
Mint NH

2022, Hippos

sbup32202e, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Hippos

sbup32202g, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Hippos

sbup32202i, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2022, Hippos

sbup32202k, Burundi, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

1976, Animals 5v

scfp0539, Congo Republic, 1976

5.00
Mint NH

1978, WWF, animals 6v

scf0630, Congo Republic, 1978

20.00
Mint NH

1972, Wild animals 8v

scf0341, Congo Republic, 1972

11.00
Mint NH

1993, Wild life 8v

scf1363, Congo Republic, 1993

11.00
Mint NH

1994, Endangered animals 4v

scfp1421, Congo Republic, 1994

3.75
Mint NH

1993, Wild Animals 8v m/s

scfp1363kb, Congo Republic, 1993

12.50
Mint NH

2007, Cyprus through the ages 8v m/s

scgpb0706, Cyprus, 2007

6.20
Mint NH

1971, Animals in fairy tales 5v

scj0225, Central Africa, 1971

30.00
Mint NH

2022, African fauna

scjp32251a, Central Africa, 2022

12.50
Mint NH

2023, Hippos

scjp32307d, Central Africa, 2023

14.75
Mint NH

2023, Hippos

scjp32307e, Central Africa, 2023

12.50
Mint NH

1999, Animals 8v m/s, Koala

scsp1616kb, Comoros, 1999

5.00
Mint NH

1.45

-20%

1.16

Mint NH

2009, Zoology, hippos s/s

scv30929a, Cuba, 2009

1.50

-10%

1.35

Mint NH

1975, Erfurt Zoo 8v

sdd2030, Germany, DDR, 1975

2.00
Mint NH
2.00
Used or CTO
2.40
First Day Cover

1968, Animals 5v

sdh0337, Dahomey, 1968

8.00
Mint NH

2016, Hippos

sdjp31603a, Djibouti, 2016

12.50
Mint NH

2016, Hippos

sdjp31603b, Djibouti, 2016

12.50
Mint NH

2016, Hippos

sdjp31603c, Djibouti, 2016

12.50
Mint NH

2016, Hippo's 2 s/s

sdj31614c, Djibouti, 2016

15.00
Mint NH

2016, Hippos

sdjp31603d, Djibouti, 2016

12.50
Mint NH

2023, Hippos

sdjp32305g, Djibouti, 2023

14.75
Mint NH

2023, Hippos

sdjp32305h, Djibouti, 2023

12.50
Mint NH

2023, Hippos

sdjp32305i, Djibouti, 2023

12.50
Mint NH

2007, Antique art 10v in booklet s-a

sfrc0703, France, 2007

12.00
Mint NH
7.50
Used or CTO

2021, Hippo's 6v m/s

sgap32110, Gambia, 2021

16.25
Mint NH

2021, Young animals 6v m/s

sgap32108, Gambia, 2021

16.25
Mint NH

2018, Large African Mammals 3v m/s

sgap31830, Gambia, 2018

12.40
Mint NH

2019, Hippos 4v m/s

sgap31920, Gambia, 2019

16.55
Mint NH

1988, Animals & plants 8v

sgap0739, Gambia, 1988

4.50
Mint NH

2019, Hippos s/s

sgap31920a, Gambia, 2019

10.35
Mint NH

2001, Hippo s/s

sgapb564, Gambia, 2001

3.50
Mint NH

1996, Animals 9v m/s

sgap2337kb, Gambia, 1996

5.00
Mint NH

1993, Animals 2x12v m/s

sgap1525kb, Gambia, 1993

26.00
Mint NH

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