Hippopotamus
This family consists of two species, the common hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus. The predominant difference between the two is their size. Both have a rounded body, broad head, and short legs.
Hippopotamus amphibius with five subspecies:
H. a. amphibius found in the Nile River from Sudan to the north of Tanzania, and down the Rift Valley to Mozambique. It was recently eradicated in Egypt.
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Hippo Characteristics
According to WhoZoo, 'The hippopotamus is an extremely fat animal, with a round body, short, stocky legs, and a large head.
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Helpful Hippos
Hippos may not know it, but they help other animals that live in their habitat. As they walk from the water to their grazing grounds, hippos create well-worn paths. Other animals use these paths, too.
The pygmy hippopotamus is endangered, mainly because of the heavy clearing of forest areas.
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Hippopotamus
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herbivorous, river-living mammal of tropical Africa. The large hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, has a short-legged, broad body with a tough gray or brown hide.
Hippo Habits
Territory: common hippos live in groups, sometimes known as schools (except for the pygmy hippo which is usually found singly or in pairs). There are 20 - 100 in each group.
Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibus) are large, semiaquatic hoofed mammals that live near rivers and lakes in central and southeastern Africa. They have bulky bodies and short legs.
Hippopotamuses love water, which is why the Greeks named them the "river horse." Hippos spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in rivers and lakes to keep their massive bodies cool under the hot African sun.
Hippopotamus African herbivorous mammal, which is related to the Pig. The large hippopotamus has a, broad body with a tough gray or brown hide. The mouth when opened is extremely wide, and the incisors and lower canines are large ivory tusks.
Hippos cans stay underwater for up to 5 to 6 minutes. Bulls (adult males) often roar; they also fight each other, using their enormous canine teeth as weapons. Females (called cows) give birth in the water. Baby hippos are called calves.
Hippopotamus amphibius
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Hippocamelus bisulcus [Molina, 1782].
Citation: Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile, p. 320.
Type locality: Chilean Andes, Colchagua Prov.
Hippos have a flexible social system defined by hierarchy and by feed and water conditions. Usually they are found in mixed groups of about 15 individuals, but in periods of drought large numbers are forced to congregate near limited pools of water.
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The hippopotamus is perfectly at home in the water, mating and giving birth there. Due to its specific gravity, it can submerge itself completely and walk on the bottom of the river.
The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius also known as river-horse) is a large, plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant, and three or four recently extinct, species in the family Hippopotamidae.
Behavior: Hippos are herbivores (plant-eaters) who spend most of the day resting in water. Hippos cans stay underwater for up to 30 minutes. They are nocturnal (they are most active at night); they emerge from the water at night to eat grass.
The hippopotamus, whose name means “river horse,' is a distant relative of the pig. Water is the center of a hippo's life, with hundreds of hippos sharing the same water territory.
Hippo PhotoHippos are very territorial and use their long canine teeth as weapons. These teeth contain ivory, which puts them at greater risk of poaching.
Hippocampus ingens, Pacific Seahorse [+]
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Gasterosteiformes Family Syngnathidae Genus Hippocampus Species: Hippocampus ingens [Endangered Status +ITIS +WoRMS] ...
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The hippopotamus, sacred in Egyptian and African traditions, is the second largest mammal on earth. Its name means "Water Horse," and it spends most of its day in water.
Hippo safety
Dawn to Dusk Safari
The best way to be safe around hippos is to simply give way to them.
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The Roan (Hippotragus equinus) is one of the characteristic large mammals that one may see when visiting game parks in much of southern Africa.
Hippos travel in groups or herds known as Bloats. Bloats will range, anywhere from 10 to 20 hippos. Although, they have been known to be as small as 2 or 3 and as big as 50. The bloat is made up of females, their offspring, and a dominant male.
Hippos defecate in the water. Their dung provides essential basic elements for the food chain. Tiny microorganisms feed on it and then larger animals feed on those organisms.
Hippopotamus - Hippopotamus amphibius
One of the unmistakable animals of Africa, the portly hippo has been the subject of many jokes, tales and legends.
Hippos have grayish skin with short, fine hairs that sparsely cover their bodies. Hippos have specialized pores that ooze an oily pink substance that protects their sensitive skin from water loss and sunburn.
Hippopotamuses' slimy sweat gradually turns red on their skin, leading to the myth that hippos sweat blood. These bulky creatures spend their days in or near the rivers, lakes and wetlands of sub-Saharan Africa, grazing nearby grasslands at night.
The hippopotamus spends up to 18 hours a day in the water keeping cool. It feeds during the hours following sunset.
Pygmy hippos have numerous resting places throughout their territory, which they use exclusively when sleeping. These resting places are usually found in moist to wet terrain.
Genus Hipposideros (roundleaf bats)
Genus Paracoelops (orange leaf-nosed bat)
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Sykes's warbler (Hippolais rama)
Booted warbler (Hippolais caligata)
Upcher's warbler (Hippolais languida)
Eurasian reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
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Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos)
Other Names Jackfish, Commonjack, Jack, Jackfish Description Crevalle Jacks are pugnacious-looking fish which live up to those looks.
North Andean Huemel Hippocamelus antisensis
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Hippophae rhamnoides
Not native to Alberta. Perennial.
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Hippo Pile
Speaking of common, there was certainly no shortage of hippos anywhere the stream was sufficiently wide. This pile o' hippos were conveniently situated near the vehicle track, so we got a great close-up view.
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Hippocampus capensis
Common name: Knysna seahorse
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These young seahorses are being raised at the Birch Aquarium
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Hippopotamus
Africa Mammals Guide Information: Very large barrel-shaped body and short legs. Skin is naked and predominantly greyish-brown, but yellowish-pink against the throat, belly and some skin folds. ...
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River hippopotamus
Class: Mammalia
Status: IUCN: Vulnerable; CITES: Appendix II.
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Hippocastanaceae
This family includes buckeyes and horse-chestnuts. There are about 25 species in this family. They are all deciduous trees and shrubs that grow in the Northern Hemisphere. Trees in this family are called buckeyes in North America.
In the Hippoidea there is generally the full series of 44 teeth, but the first premolar, which is always small, is often deciduous or even absent in the lower or in both jaws.
Lion and Hippo
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Hippodamia convergens (scientific) . Lady Beetle (alternative)
Although lady beetles are also known as ladybugs, they are technically not a bug. True bugs are in the order Hemiptera and feed by sucking juices and fluid from leaves and other animals.
Subfamily Hippoglossinae
Genus Clidoderma
Roughscale sole, Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846).
Seahorses (Hippocampus) Seahorse Characteristics
The Seahorse belongs to the same family as pipe fishes and sea dragons.
There are 35 different species of seahorse which can be found in warm shallow waters all over the world.
The genus name Hippocampus is the Greek's description of a mythical god that was half-horse and half-fish.
Some seahorse species can change their color and/or pattern to help them blend into their surroundings.
The Red Sable, Hippotragus niger, is one of the most stately of the antelopes. Mainly a grass eater, it prefers open sunlit glades. Alarmed, it utters a series of snorts much like a horse. If wounded and cornered, it will fight savagely for its life.
Rhinolophids and hipposiderids both have unfused premaxillary bones in the upper jaw, a shared feature uniting them as Rhinolophoidea.
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
Described by: Hemprich; Ehrenberg (1833)
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Hippocampus erectus
Seahorses are poor swimmers and depend on their camouflage both to hide from enemies and conceal themselves from prey. They blend so well into their background that the casual observer rarely sees them.
concolor hippolestes Merriam P. concolor kaibabensis Nelson and Goldman P. concolor missoulensis Goldman P. concolor olympus Merriam P. concolor oregonensis (Rafinesque) P. concolor shorgeri Jackson (Wisconsin puma) P.
Suina Includes Suidae (pigs and warthogs), Tayassuidae (peccaries), and Hippopotamidae (hippopotami), plus several extinct families. Characterized by a simple stomach, omnivorous diet, and relatively unspecialized teeth.
Some indisputable unique and very interesting mammals did not make the list, including Giraffe and Hippopotamus shown in the opening photos.
Wallowing: The Sumatran rhino, like all rhinos, hippos, and similar sparsely haired mammals, wallows in mud, which dries onto the skin. (Burnie & Wilson 2001) Wallowing is thought to provide protection against insects, and/or to provide cooling.
 See also: Hippopotamus, Elephant, Rhino, Whale, Antelope
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