Flightless Hippo Sightings

Yes, here's a round-up of all those flightless hippos that have cropped up all over the internet. It really is very mysterious. I thought having a purple hippo with wings was totally original but it seems that many others have had similar bursts of inspiration.

But before you report anything you must be sure - is what I saw a flightless hippo? Well, here's the three rules of thumb that you can use to identify its authenticity.

1. Is it a hippo?
2. Is it purple? Remember that colours that might be purple don't really count.
3. Does it have wings? Remember that they have to be 'feathery' wings. Aeroplane ones don't count.

If you have answered yes to all the above questions, then it is pretty likely that what you have spotted is indeed a flightless hippo. My advice is to now run before it sees you and tries to eat you.

You can also look at my flag to see the original.

Anyway. Flightless hippo sightings:

A flightless hippo with big blue eyes and spikes.

www.flyingpurplehippo.com - this one is pretty mysterious. I'm not that sure what the site's about.

A very cheery looking flightless hippo

Also, it appears there are flightless hippos on a computer game called 'Age of Mythology'. Quite why is beyond me.