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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.
See photos of hippos from around the world: Then the camera switches to a terrifying new angle that has you staring straight into the hippo's massive open mouth, which looks like it could easily ...
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.
The Colombian hippos reach sexual maturity earlier than African hippos. [6] Another study in 2023 revealed the number of existing hippos to be even higher than previously estimated, with already between 181–215 individuals. [7] Hippopotamuses represent a serious threat to fishermen and other locals.
A star is born. Moo Deng the baby pigmy hippo has become an overnight sensation at the Thai zoo where she was born, thanks to massive social media exposure — but now officials are begging ...
Moo Deng, whose name roughly translates to “bouncy pig,” is a 2-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus. Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, with fewer than 3,000 remaining in the wild.
The house hippo is a fictitious species of hippopotamus, and the subject of a Canadian television public service announcement (PSA) produced by Concerned Children's Advertisers (later known as Companies Committed to Kids) in May 1999 [1] and reintroduced by MediaSmarts in 2019.
The pygmy hippopotamus or lala pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. It has been extirpated from Nigeria. [1] The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal.