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12-year-old hippo in Japan raised as a male discovered to be a female

Summary by CTV News

When Gen-chan arrived at a zoo in Japan in 2017, no one questioned whether the then-five-year-old hippopotamus was a boy. Seven years later, zoo staff made a surprising discovery: Gen-chan, now 12, was female.

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BBC News

'Male' hippo in Japan zoo found to be female after 7 years

11 days ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

12-year-old hippo in Japan raised as a male discovered to be a female

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Channel News Asia

Hippo at Japan zoo finally revealed to be female after 7 years

TOKYO: Betrayed by its DNA and unmanly toilet habits, a hippopotamus in Japan thought for seven years to be a he is in fact a she, the zoo where the wallowing giant lives said on Tuesday (Apr 23). The 12-year-old came to Osaka Tennoji Zoo in 2017 from the Africam Safari animal park in Mexico, where officia

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CBS News

After 7 years, Japan zoo discovers their male resident hippo is actually a female

The hippo took a DNA test and it turns out he's 100% a female.

10 days ago

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The Straits Times

Japan zoo’s hippo turns out to be female after lack of male courtship behaviour leads to DNA tests

Gen-chan’s large size made it difficult to visually confirm the animal’s sex. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Raw Story

He hippo in Japan zoo turns out to be a she

Betrayed by its DNA and unmanly toilet habits, a hippopotamus in Japan thought for seven years to be a he is in fact a she, the zoo where the wallowing giant lives said Tuesday.The 12-year-old came to Osaka Tennoji Zoo in 2017 from the Africam Safari animal park in Mexico, where officials attested on customs documents that the then five-year-old was male.But zookeepers long scratched their heads, a spokeswoman told AFP.In particular, Gen-chan di…

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