Oooh, hippos, that's nice, I've always had a soft spot for hippos, even after seeing how they mark their territory.... they're the ones I'd go to see first at the zoo, if I ever went to the zoo that is. Haven't been for so long alone, only with my daughter so we tend to make for the children's corner where she can terrorise the little darlings to her hearts content. She broke a guinea pig once. Her favorite (and mine I suppose) are the ferrets. Grandfather used to keep them (yes, in his trousers) and I think she is attracted to the way they move like a silk ribbon in the wind. Better go, she's about to dress the cat as Barbie....

LTS