zaaaang!

from the wiki page on lions:
"During a mating bout, a couple may copulate 20 to 40 times a day for several days."

i guess that's why they call him the king of the jungle.

fact:

hippos weigh 1.5-3 tonnes and can run as fast as 30kmph.

a few weeks ago i came across a picture book at work, depicting the story of owen and mzee. such a sweet story!

all this hippo research, in addition to the fact that christmas is about 5 or 6 weeks away, makes me wanna listen to i want a hippopotamus for christmas!

i swear, they're smiling:

ooops.

soooo..... H is for hippopotamus.

guh.

literally, back to the drawing board. :)

hi, ena!

so, based off the popularity of "animals for andrew" (a soft book i made for my friends S, K, and their little one), i am currently attempting to create baby book magic once again, for a coworker's new grandchild. i know it's just a kid's picture book, but i do the research and try to make it as accurate as possible! (but of course, aesthetics takes precedence.) basically, i look up the animal's habitat and diet, to figure out the scenery.

today i'm researching hyenas ("animals for hailey". H is for... yeah, you get it).

i found this gem of a photograph:

look, it's a hyena! so cute with a... head... in its... mouth.

also, check out the "in culture" section of what wikipedia has to say about our ferocious friends. i feel it is my duty to redeem the hyena, and make it kid-friendly.