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The hippopotamus is a megaherbivore and is exceeded in size among land animals only by elephants and some rhinoceros species. The mean adult weight is around 1,480 kg (3,260 lb) for bulls and 1,365 kg (3,009 lb) for cows.
Hippopotamus is a genus of artiodactyl mammals consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, the river hippopotamus (or simply the hippopotamus), and several extinct species from both recent and prehistoric times.
There are two living species of hippopotamid in two genera; the pygmy hippo, Choeropsis liberiensis of the forests of west Africa, and the common hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius. The term hippopotamus can also be applied to hippopotamids in general, although it is most frequently used for the common hippo and its respective genus.
In 1990, Faure and Guerin described a third species of Malagasy hippopotamus, Hippopotamus laloumena (" laloumena" is a Malagasy word for hippopotamus), which was a distinct species. Little is known about the species, because it was identified with only a lower jaw and limb bones, recovered from a site near Mananjary on the east coast of ...
An "incredibly rare" female baby hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo. The tiny endangered pygmy hippo calf, named Haggis, arrived on 30 October and zookeepers said her personality was ...
The Traits of the Pygmy Hippo. All hippopotamus species are semi-aquatic, with skin that is prone to cracking if it dries out. They prefer to spend most of their day submerged in water and come ...
A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) An Indian rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis ) Pachydermata (meaning 'thick skin', from the Greek παχύς , pachys , 'thick', and δέρμα , derma , 'skin') is an obsolete order of mammals described by Gottlieb Storr , Georges Cuvier , and others, at one time recognized by many systematists .
The park had previously kept two hippos for almost five decades, but Sonia and Spot both recently died at the ages of 49. The new plans states the outdated old facility will be demolished to make ...