At 14, Sheri Lynch received a small grey hippo as a birthday gift. 40 years later, her collection had grown into a world-record collection of 1,086 items
- PC: Guinness World RecordsAt 14, Sheri Lynch was given a small grey hippopotamus plush by her best friend.
- She had no idea that the birthday present would still be part of her life more than four decades later, or that it would eventually sit alongside more than a thousand other hippo-themed objects.
- The US collector has spent years finding hippopotamuses in places ranging from thrift shops and flea markets to fairs, antique stores and unexpected corners of her travels.
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- PC: Guinness World RecordsAt 14, Sheri Lynch was given a small grey hippopotamus plush by her best friend.
- She had no idea that the birthday present would still be part of her life more than four decades later, or that it would eventually sit alongside more than a thousand other hippo-themed objects.
- The US collector has spent years finding hippopotamuses in places ranging from thrift shops and flea markets to fairs, antique stores and unexpected corners of her travels.
Sources: Times of India