Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
FreshwaterVulnerableVulnerable
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Mass
- 1,500 kg
- Speed
- 30 km/h
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
In short
The hippopotamus, often shortened to hippo, further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus and river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus. Its name comes from the Ancient Greek for "river horse" (ἱπποπόταμος).
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The hippopotamus, often shortened to hippo, further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus and river…