EditorialA hippopotamus along the banks of the Mwaleshi River near Takwela, a safari camp in North Luangwa National Park in Zambia, Jan. 24, 2023. (Gabe Cohn/The New York Times)
EditorialWhether you seek to stick to traditions or go in a new direction, there are plenty of Valentines Day gift options. (Photo Illustration by Justin J Wee/The New York Times)
EditorialAbove, a hippopotamus-shaped power object (Boli) from 20th century Mali molded from earth mixed with alcohol and blood, first half of the 20th century from Mali; below, “A Figurine of A Hippopotamus” from Egypt, ca. 1961-1878 B.C., on display in “The African Origin of Civilization” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Dec. 28, 2021. (Seth Caplan/The New York Times)