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This group includes, among other species, the red deer, moose, elk (wapiti), and reindeer (caribou). The bovids are the most species-rich. Among them are cattle, sheep, caprines, and antelopes, and more. The whippomorphs include hippos and cetaceans: The hippos (Hippopotamidae) comprise two groups, the common hippo and the pygmy hippo.
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.
The heaviest land mammal is the African bush elephant, which has a weight of up to 10.1 t (11.1 short tons).It measures 10–13 ft at the shoulder and consumes around 230 kg (500 lb) of vegetation a day.
On land, a hippo can run up to 19 miles per hour, and their sheer weight and density allow them to push through water with surprising force. In other words, ...
Image from top to left with artiodactyls at the top and Perissodactyla at the bottom: giraffe, plains bison, dromedary, red deer, wild boar, orca (), plains zebra, Indian rhinoceros, and Brazilian tapir.
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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.
Pamola - A creature from Abenaki mythology with a human body, the head of a moose, with the wings and feet of an eagle that protects Maine's tallest mountain. Sharabha – A Hindu mythological creature having the head of a lion, the legs of deer, and the wings of bird.