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# How the U.S. Almost Became a Nation of Hippo Ranchers
- URL: https://werd.io/how-the-us-almost-became-a-nation-of-hippo-ranchers/
- Published: 2023-06-09T13:45:46.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-09T13:45:46.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

“Great Britain has eaten the Australian kangaroo and likes him, horseflesh is a staple in continental Europe, and the people of Central America eat the lizard. Why cannot Americans absorb the hippopotamus?” [#Society](https://werd.io/tag/Society)

\[[Link](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-us-almost-became-a-nation-of-hippo-ranchers-180982244/)\]