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Is 681 fluid drams (ʒ) as heavy as a Hippopotamus?

It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 980,000 fluid drams (ʒ).
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 960,000 fluid drams (ʒ). Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about 8 kph (5 mph).
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