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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.
Poppy, a pygmy hippo, was born at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9. ... It was Iris' first time giving birth in water, ... Videos and photos of the baby pygmy have garnered millions of ...
Latke: A Pygmy Hippo. Latke is adorable and I love watching him grow. He was born on December 14, 2023, to parents Posie and Pluto and is the fourth baby hippo of the couple born at the wildlife park.
A three-week old pygmy hippopotamus has taken his first swim in the deeper end of the pool at Australia's Melbourne Zoo where he lives. Luckily, he had his mother close by the whole time who gave ...
Proportionally, the pygmy hippo's legs and neck are longer and its head smaller. [22] Nuzzling couple at the Duisburg Zoo in Germany. The orbits and nostrils of a pygmy hippo are much less pronounced, an adaptation from spending less time in deep water (where pronounced orbits and nostrils help the common hippo breathe and see). The feet of ...
A hippo sleeping underwater rises and breathes without waking. A hippo closes its nostrils when it submerges into the water. [60] As with fish and turtles on a coral reef, hippos occasionally visit cleaning stations and signal, by opening their mouths wide, their readiness for being cleaned of parasites by certain species of fishes.
Another featured picture, Image:Hippo skull dark.jpg, may show the jaw structure better. This image also shows how the animals group together, and how they swim in the murky river (using their noses for air).
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.