Run, Nikica, Run! ...err swim? wade? float? wallow?

Run, Nikica, Run! ...err swim? wade? float? wallow?

[Dave Korn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8456298.stm

> Hippo escapes from Montenegro zoo
> 
> 
> A female hippo, Nikica, is on the loose in a village in southern Montenegro
> after escaping from a flooded zoo.
> 
> The two-tonne animal, considered one of the world's most dangerous,
> reportedly swam over the wall of her pen during heavy flooding in the
> Balkan country.

[ ... more ... ]

  Accompanied by video of a surprisingly placid and content-looking hippo,
considering that water can't be at anything remotely like African temperatures.

    cheers,
      DaveK

RE: Run, Nikica, Run! ...err swim? wade? float? wallow?

[Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]]

Dave Korn sent the following at Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:16 PM
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8456298.stm
>> Hippo escapes from Montenegro zoo
>>
>>
>> A female hippo, Nikica, is on the loose in a village in southern
>> Montenegro after escaping from a flooded zoo.
>>
>> The two-tonne animal, considered one of the world's most dangerous,
>> reportedly swam over the wall of her pen during heavy flooding in the
>> Balkan country.
>
>[ ... more ... ]
> Accompanied by video of a surprisingly placid and content-looking
> hippo, considering that water can't be at anything remotely like
> African temperatures.

I think that a hippo is pretty well insulated, so it is not clear to me
that Nikica would be that uncomfortable.  Extinct species of Hippos
lived far north as Britain.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus#Extinct_species

Do northern zoos let their hippos go outside in the winter?

- Barry
  Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.

Re: Run, Nikica, Run! ...err swim? wade? float? wallow?

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Jan 13 17:53, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote:
> I think that a hippo is pretty well insulated, so it is not clear to me
> that Nikica would be that uncomfortable.  Extinct species of Hippos
> lived far north as Britain.
> 
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus#Extinct_species
> 
> Do northern zoos let their hippos go outside in the winter?
> 
> - Barry
>   Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.

Not even statements about extinct hippo species?


Corinna

RE: Run, Nikica, Run! ...err swim? wade? float? wallow?

[Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]]

Corinna Vinschen sent the following at Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:47 AM
>> I think that a hippo is pretty well insulated, so it is not clear to
>> me that Nikica would be that uncomfortable.  Extinct species of Hippos
>> lived far north as Britain.
>>
>> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus#Extinct_species
>>
>> Do northern zoos let their hippos go outside in the winter?
>>
>> - Barry
>>   Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.
>
>On Jan 13 17:53, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote:
>
>Not even statements about extinct hippo species?
>Corinna

The expertise of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
<http://www.niaid.nih.gov/> is largely summarized by its name.  Those
wishing information on hippopotamus species, both extant and extinct, are
advised to contact their favorite Zoo or Museum of Natural History.

- Barry
  Disclaimer: Statements made herein are *STILL* not made on behalf of NIAID.

Re: Run, Nikica, Run! ...err swim? wade? float? wallow?

[Warren Young]

On 1/14/2010 5:47 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jan 13 17:53, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote:
>> I think that a hippo is pretty well insulated, so it is not clear to me
>> that Nikica would be that uncomfortable.  Extinct species of Hippos
>> lived far north as Britain.
>>
>> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus#Extinct_species
>>
>> Do northern zoos let their hippos go outside in the winter?
>>
>> - Barry
>>    Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.
>
> Not even statements about extinct hippo species?

Cygwin 1.5 isn't dead, it's resting.