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©1001slide/iStock via Getty Images. ... If a hippo feels threatened, it won’t hesitate to defend itself with shocking speed and force. On land, a hippo can easily outrun a human — and in the ...
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.
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Once it was determined that Owen had grown too large to safely interact with Mzee, a separate enclosure was built for Owen and a new hippo named Cleo, with whom he bonded quickly. With Owen now twice Mzee's size and well on his way to being socialized with other hippos, the famous friends went their separate ways and Mzee was returned to his ...
Similar images appear also on children's feeding cups, once again demonstrating Taweret's integral role as the patron goddess of child rearing. [7] Quite contrarily, she also took on the role of a funerary deity in this period, evidenced by the commonplace practice of placing hippopotami decorated with marsh flora in tombs and temples .
Hippopotamidae is a family of stout, naked-skinned, and semiaquatic artiodactyl mammals, possessing three-chambered stomachs and walking on four toes on each foot. While they resemble pigs physiologically, their closest living relatives are the cetaceans.
I love the composition of this picture and the way it has captured the contented expression of the hippo. Articles this image appears in Hippopotamus Creator Joaquim Alves Gaspar. Support as nominator Yellowspacehopper 01:58, 24 January 2008 (UTC) Oppose. Distracting shadow, lack of sharpness, compression noise.
The behavior of the pygmy hippo differs from the common hippo in many ways. Much of its behavior is more similar to that of a tapir , though this is an effect of convergent evolution . [ 9 ] While the common hippopotamus is gregarious, pygmy hippos live either alone or in small groups, typically a mated pair or a mother and calf.