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Billy (pygmy hippo), the Glossary

Billy, or William Johnson Hippopotamus (before 1927 – October 11, 1955), was a pygmy hippopotamus given to U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.^[1]

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1955 animal deaths
Individual hippopotamuses
National Zoological Park (United States)
United States presidential pets

Animal husbandry

Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.;; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929.

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Catskill Game Farm

Catskill Game Farm Inc. was a family owned petting zoo in the town of Catskill, New York, United States, which operated from 1933 to 2006.

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Cole Bros. Circus

The Cole Bros.

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Common descent

Common descent is a concept in evolutionary biology applicable when one species is the ancestor of two or more species later in time.

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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (18681938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires for fire apparatus, and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.

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Fort Worth Zoo

The Fort Worth Zoo is a zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, and is home to 7,000 native and exotic animals.

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Harvey S. Firestone

Harvey Samuel Firestone Sr. (December 20, 1868 February 7, 1938) was an American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.

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Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus (hippopotamuses or hippopotami; Hippopotamus amphibius), also shortened to hippo (hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Journal of Mammalogy

The Journal of Mammalogy is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society of Mammalogists.

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Liberia

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.

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Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.

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National Zoological Park (United States)

The National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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Philadelphia Zoo

The Philadelphia Zoo, located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, is the first true zoo in the United States.

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President of Liberia

The president of the Republic of Liberia is the head of state and government of Liberia.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Pygmy hippopotamus

The pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast.

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Queens

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Raccoon

The raccoon (or, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Roman numerals

Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.

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Stud (animal)

A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Scientific Monthly

The Scientific Monthly was a science magazine published from 1915 to 1957.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or T.R., was an American politician, soldier, conservationist, historian, naturalist, explorer and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_(pygmy_hippo)

Also known as Billy Coolidge, William Johnson Hippopotamus.

Billy (pygmy hippo), the Glossary

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See also

1955 animal deaths

Individual hippopotamuses

National Zoological Park (United States)

United States presidential pets

References