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A male pygmy hippopotamus is known as a bull, a female as a cow, and a baby as a calf. A group of hippopotami is known as a herd or a bloat. [6] The pygmy hippopotamus is a member of the family Hippopotamidae where it is classified as a member of the genus Choeropsis ("resembling a hog"). Members of Hippopotamidae are sometimes known as ...
Baby hippos are born underwater at a weight between 25 and 50 kg (55 and 110 lb) and an average length of around 127 cm (4.17 ft), and must swim to the surface to take their first breaths. A mother typically gives birth to only one calf, although twins also occur.
She is the first Nile hippopotamus to be born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 53 years, and the first of the species to be scanned in the womb using ultrasound. She was born six weeks premature on January 24, 2017, with a birth weight of 29 pounds (13 kg); the recorded range of birth weights for the species at that time was 55–120 pounds (25–54 kg).
Hippos weigh between 3,000 and 10,000 pounds, making them the second largest animal on land. Despite this enormous size, however, hippos are herbivores and aren’t naturally aggressive. But they ...
A baby pygmy hippo living at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand continues to become a viral sensation. The 2-month-old pygmy hippopotamus named Moo Deng was born in July, according to NBC News, and ...
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (/ ˌ h ɪ p ə ˈ p ɒ t ə m ə s /; pl.: hippopotamuses; often shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus and river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo who has recently become a viral internet sensation, has a nap at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province on September 15, 2024.
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) 225 250 237 [5] Horse (Equus caballus) 330 342 336 [5] Human (Homo sapiens) 259 275 270 [5] Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) 90 [12] Jackal (Canis aureus) 62 [2] Kangaroo: 42 Kinkajou (Potos flavus) 77 [5] Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) 34 [13] Langur (northern plain) (Semnopithecus entellus or Presbytis entellus) 183