Did You Know? Israel’s Hip(po) Exports
Israel has become the world’s top exporter of hippopotamuses. Ramat Gan Safari, outside of Tel Aviv, had to find a way to scale down its herd of over 40 hippos. So far, 14 have been shipped by air or sea to Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam, with two more hippos due to leave Israel for new homes in Ukrainian zoos. Find out more in this AFP article.
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