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Hippopotamus skull, showing the large canines and incisors used for fighting. 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.
Hippos weigh between 3,000 and 10,000 pounds, making them the second largest animal on land. Despite this enormous size, however, hippos are herbivores and aren’t naturally aggressive. But they ...
Though most common hippos give birth in water, pygmy hippos can also give birth on land. A female baby pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia on Dec. 9, 2024. Iris gave ...
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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) 225 250 237 [6] Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) 90 [18] Hyrax (Procavia capensis) 255 [6] Kinkajou (Potos flavus) 77 [6] Lemur (Superfamily Lemuroidea) 128 [5] Manatee (West Indian) (Trichechus manatus) 365 426 396 [19] Marsupial (Family Macropodidae) 42 Marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus)
A male pygmy hippopotamus is known as a bull, a female as a cow, and a baby as a calf. A group of hippopotami is known as a herd or a bloat. [6] The pygmy hippopotamus is a member of the family Hippopotamidae where it is classified as a member of the genus Choeropsis ("resembling a hog"). Members of Hippopotamidae are sometimes known as ...
Baby hippos are born underwater at a weight between 25 and 50 kg (55 and 110 lb) and an average length of around 127 cm (4.17 ft), and must swim to the surface to take their first breaths. A mother typically gives birth to only one calf, although twins also occur.
The 15-pound newborn was delivered on December 9