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Two hippos facing each other. Each has their jaws open, with their noses touching, in mirror image of each other.

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Photo of two hippos in a zoo

The last wild hippos died out in Britain about 80,000 BCE, due to changes in the environment. The only hippos in Britain now are in zoos.

Image: Whipsnade zoo | Wikimedia | CC BY SA 2.0