National Hippo Day 2024

Reason to celebrate: February 15, 2024 is National Hippo Day.

Wager you didn’t know that Hippo loosely means River Equine in ancient greek language. Hippo Day, then, remembers the 3rd biggest mammal on the planet. A good a while to waddle inside a dirt bath, get angry with a few vacationers, and yawn a great deal although opening the mouth area really-really broadly?

Thames hippo to return at St Katharine Docks

Caroline Young, event organiser at St Katharine Docks, said: "Hippopothames has proved to be an incredibly popular visitor to St Katharine Docks, and we thought it fitting to host our own special hippo day in his honour. We hope as many families and ...

Restaurant Marketing Ideas for February

There's a lot to love about marketing your restaurant in February. Valentine's Day and Superbowl Sunday are always two important days for restaurants, but February is also Cherry Month, Heart Month and Hot Breakfast Month. And it doesn't end there.

Taylor Swift Appeared on The View on National Cat Day

It was a cat lady trifecta: Taylor Swift, talking about her cats, on National Cat Day, dead center in The View's kaffeeklatsch of trust. No stranger to controversy, Taylor Swift was bombarded with hard-hitting questions from the hosts such as "You have ...

Pictured: The hippo who ditched his muddy waters to catch some sun and surf

They are better known for wallowing in swamps rather than their surfing skills but this hippo clearly had a whale of a time splashing around in the ocean. Spotted in the water near the holiday town of Ballito, near Durban in South Africa, the rare ...

Pupils check out with prizes at Tesco

The store held a colouring competition for local children with pupils from Seaton Primary School, Rupert's Under 5's and Pink Hippo's Day Nursery taking part. The free competition invited youngsters to draw a picture to illustrate Easter and prizes ...

February 15, 2024 is also Gumdrop Day, World Whale Day