Soviet cosmonaut and the first man to travel in space, Yury Alekseyvich Gagarin (1934–1968) arriving in London for a Russian trade fair. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Getty Images)

Grafitti by the illusive artist Banksy adorns the levee wall in the Lower Ninth Ward on August 29, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. New works by the artist, whose paintings are also sold in galleries, have been popping up throughout New Orleans coinciding with the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Dayang Nur Atikah, poses as she is announced as the winner of the Supermodel of the World Malaysia 2011 at Sepang International Circuit on April 10, 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dayang Nur Atikah, 18, will represent Malaysia at the 30th anniversary of the Ford Models Search in New York. (Photo by Syamsul Bahri Muhammad/Getty Images)

“The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis) is a large mammal native to the forests and swamps of western Africa (the specific name liberiensis means “of Liberia”, as this is where the vast majority live). The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal. It is one of only two extant species in the Hippopotamidae family, the other being its much larger cousin the common hippopotamus”. – Wikipedia

Photo: Monifa, a one month old baby Pygmy Hippopotamus takes a morning bath at Taronga Zoo on November 7, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Monifa is the first Pygmy Hippopotamus to be born at Taronga Zoo in the past twenty three years. (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)

British South American Airways hostess Mary Guthrie with a pair of pineapples, on the return of the Lancastrian airliner 'Star Dust' to Heathrow Airport after a test-flight to Buenos Aires, 15th January 1946

Workers sort freshly-painted Easter eggs at the Lueck poultry farm on April 7, 2011 in Sommerkahl near Aschaffenburg, Germany. The farm is currently working 24-hour shifts to meet demand for its brightly-coloured eggs two weeks before Easter. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)

Dutch collaborators under arrest at Nijmegan, Holland. They were rounded up after the capture of Nijmegan Bridge by the Allies. (Photo by H. Warhurst/PNA Rota/Getty Images). 1945

Racegoers make their way home after Ladies Day on the second day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree Racecourse on April 9, 2010 in Aintree, England. Friday is traditionally Ladies day at the three-day meeting of the world famous Grand National, where fashion is as important as the racing. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)