#river horse

[ofliterarynature]

Part two of yesterday's book haul, this time from Goodwill! Big Bad Wool alone would have made the day a success ❤️

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious): The name “hippopotamus” comes from a Greek word meaning “water horse” or “river horse.”

San Diego Zoo

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

If hippopotamus means "river horse" then the water buffalo should be called bovipotamus, "river cow."

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #559

In 2016, River Horse developed a Labyrinth board game, known simply as Labyrinth: The Board Game. The game has received two expansion packs, the Goblins! Expansion and the Fireys! Expansion. In addition to this, deluxe editions of the game pieces were also made available. For the board game, a deluxe game mat was also produced.

River Horse also created Labyrinth: The Card Game, Labyrinth: The Adventure Game, and The Dark Crystal: The Board Game.

Sources:

Labyrinth: The Board Game. River Horse. 2016.

The Jim Henson Collection. RiverHorse.eu.

[animalsandanimals]

Source: americanoceans.org

[neskhons]

Death Prediction:

I'm probably going to die trying to cuddle a hippo.

[mycrushon]

hippopotamus

[underground-labyrinth]

River Horse’s latest Labyrinth game: Ready, Steady, Worm! is now available for pre-order on their website.

(look at the green worm's goggles. i’m dead from cute.)