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The common hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus ( Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis ). The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse ...
In Ancient Egyptian religion, Taweret ( Ancient Egyptian: tꜣ-wrt, also spelled Taurt, Tuat, Tuart, Ta-weret, Tawaret, Twert and Taueret, and in Ancient Greek: Θουέρις, romanized : Thouéris, Thoeris, Taouris and Toeris) is the protective ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility. The name "Taweret" means "she who is great ...
The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt is an oil painting on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens. It was commissioned in 1615 to decorate Schleißheim Palace, along with three other works depicting lion, wolf, and boar hunts. The cycle of paintings was looted from the palace during the Napoleonic Wars. Only the Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt was returned ...
Sep 29, 2023 · The premise of "Hippopotamus" is fairly simple. Ruby (Ingvild Deila) has been kidnapped by Thomas (Stuart Mortimer), and he says he'll only let her go once she's fallen in love with him. But this ...
The Battle of Hippo Regius was a naval encounter during Caesar's Civil War which occurred off the coast of the African city of Hippo Regius in 46 BC. Metellus Scipio and a number of influential senators from the Optimate faction were fleeing the disastrous Battle of Thapsus when their fleet was intercepted and destroyed by Publius Sittius, a mercenary commander in the employ of the Mauretanian ...
The Hippo signaling pathway, also known as the Salvador-Warts-Hippo ( SWH) pathway, is a signaling pathway that controls organ size in animals through the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis. The pathway takes its name from one of its key signaling components—the protein kinase Hippo (Hpo). Mutations in this gene lead to tissue ...
Hipopotamus. Ang hipopotamus, hipopotamo (Ingles: hippopotamus o hippo o Hippopotamus amphibius, pangalang sa agham) ay isang uri ng mamalya. Dalawang salitang Griyego ang pinagmulan ng pangalan nito: ang hippopotamos na nahahati sa híppos (kahulugan: kabayo) at potamós (kahulugan: ilog), na ang literal na kahulugan ay kabayong-ilog.
