We're going on a safari to the Kruger National Park! The hippopotamus is the second-heaviest land mammal after the elephant. The herbivores can show a very aggressive behavior. Due to its barrel-shaped physique, it is also used for people in an unflattering way.
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Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon
First included
The emoji “Hippopotamus” was approved as part of Unicode 11.0 in 2018 and added to Emoji 11.0.
