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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

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

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amanda.kurose2013
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Spotted on Oct 11, 2012
Submitted on Oct 11, 2012

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