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Hippopotamus amphibius
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.)
Lives in rivers
These hippos are a family at the San Diego Zoo.
Spotted on Apr 16, 2008
Submitted on Sep 5, 2011
3 Comments
very good , thanks
Great series. Thanks for posting.
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.