In 1931, the artifact was dubbed "William" after the British humor magazine Punch ran a cartoon about the hippo. Jennifer Nalewicki is former Live Science staff writer and Salt Lake City-based ...

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In 1931, the artifact was dubbed "William" after the British humor magazine Punch ran a cartoon about the hippo.