Why turquoise?
For the beauty, distinction, and luster of a rock that comes from pressure and a unique blend of natural resources in a specific location. Humans cherish and adorn our bodies with these tiny and big stones.
Why hippopotamus?
When I was 13, my 3 siblings and I assigned animals to each other based on our distinctive personalities, traits and bodies so for me, they selected the subdued, slow but then swift or sudden, lethal hippo.