Half-Hippos do! I am always looking for hippos in shops and at markets. Sometimes it happens, I think I see a hippo, but after closer examination it turns out to be a cow, dragon or dog. And then you have those.... I can't be sure about. My rule is: if I am not sure, I do not buy it. Whatever it is, it must obviously be a hippo. But then there are those... let's just say, I gave the benefit of the doubt ;-). I saw this paperweight in a shop, close to our house, last year. I came to the conclusion that the artist probably never ever saw a hippo in his life, as it has the behind and tail of a pig, feet of a lion and stands like a barking dog. The head is the only part that is sort of OK. So, what to do? To buy or not to buy? I had to think about it for a while, as I walked around in the shop. Then I saw it "again" and had to laugh. And that is why I bought it, because it is such a comical looking Half-Hippo! It stands on our table at our balcony making sure our newspaper does not fly away.... while trying to say "Woof"... but after curling up his tail, sounding like "Oink"!
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