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Real hippopotamus?

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User170451 · 09/12/2023 15:52

ive just asked my 6 year old DD to write her list to Santa. Top of the list …. A real hippopotamus! Anyone know where I can get one 🤞

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Jinglingallthewaytochristmas · 09/12/2023 15:53

Zoo

XelaM · 09/12/2023 15:54

Awww that's so cute 🥰Tickets to the zoo is actually not a bad suggestion - with a note from Santa that hippos don't like living in bathtubs or back gardens

Datafan55 · 09/12/2023 15:55

Maybe you could suggest she starts off with a hamster :-D

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 09/12/2023 16:01

Has she been singing I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas at school?

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User170451 · 09/12/2023 16:04

Yes, Only a hippopotamus will do I’m told! Must remember to thank the school for that. I actually never thought of sponsoring a hippo so thank you. Hungry hippos was about all I could come up with

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Unabletomitigate · 09/12/2023 16:16

Have you ever seen a pygmy hippo?
So cute, and much easier to keep in the bath tub.

Sourisblanche · 09/12/2023 16:19

Marwell Zoo has two Pygmy hippos they are so cute! I’m a life long hippo fan too 🦛

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 09/12/2023 16:25

User170451 · 09/12/2023 16:04

Yes, Only a hippopotamus will do I’m told! Must remember to thank the school for that. I actually never thought of sponsoring a hippo so thank you. Hungry hippos was about all I could come up with

🤣 when I worked in a school, our class did that one year for the Christmas concert. It’s one of my favourite memories of working in schools and I think of it every year, I bet it was at least 8 years ago!

furtivetussling · 09/12/2023 16:51

Came on to suggest Whipsnade but someone beat me to it!

clpsmum · 09/12/2023 17:04

User170451 · 09/12/2023 15:52

ive just asked my 6 year old DD to write her list to Santa. Top of the list …. A real hippopotamus! Anyone know where I can get one 🤞

Not read full thread so sorry if already suggested. How about adopting one you can visit? So cute 🥰

cariadlet · 09/12/2023 17:15

I asked for a giraffe when I was little.

My Mum said that a giraffe wouldn't fit in our house. Dad helpfully said that we could cut a hole in the ceiling.
Mum wasn't impressed.

justlikebuses · 09/12/2023 18:30

User170451 · 09/12/2023 16:04

Yes, Only a hippopotamus will do I’m told! Must remember to thank the school for that. I actually never thought of sponsoring a hippo so thank you. Hungry hippos was about all I could come up with

We have this song on repeat.
If you can get a hippo for your daughter (that's not going to eat her as they're vegetarian 😉) it might be less carnage than a rhinoceros

sparkedsparkle · 09/12/2023 19:04

Buy her hungry hippos game and hippo hug a pet. Trip to the zoo or safari park or farm...

HardcoreLadyType · 09/12/2023 19:22

We sang this song at school.

glassyhag · 09/12/2023 19:36

Skinny pigs/ hairless guinea pigs are also knicknamed pocket hippos. I wouldn't suggest getting them for Christmas but guinea puffs do make wonderful pets and a skinny and hairless pair of girls would do great inside .

Peacheroo · 09/12/2023 20:11

West middle safari is amazing. Sponsor a hippo?

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