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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Photo by Ava T-B
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Description:

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" (ἱπποπόταμος), is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other is the Pygmy Hippopotamus.)

Habitat:

Lives in rivers

Notes:

These hippos are a family at the San Diego Zoo.

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Comments (3)
Farid
very good , thanks
KarenP
Great series. Thanks for posting.
Ava T-B
In the last picture, the left hippo has a dart in its head but I could never find out from a keeper what was going on.

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