PEWTER HIPPO – MOUTH CLOSED

Description

Height – 5cm / 2in   Length – 7cm / 2,8in

Solid pewter sculpture of a hippo, with a beautiful brushed satin finish.

Every year across Africa, hippos kill an estimated 500 people, making them the world’s deadliest mammal, after humans, and nearly twice as deadly as lions.
Hippos are very loud animals. Their snorts, grumbles and wheezes have been measured at 115 decibels, according to the San Diego Zoo — about the same volume as you’d get when 15 feet (4.6 m) from the speakers at a rock concert. These booming creatures also use subsonic vocalizations to communicate.