if i was reincarnated, I'd like to come back as a hippopotamus. What about you?
I might consider a bear or lion. I know the hippos get their name from a Greek word meaning water horse
Water horse? That's amazing. I didn't know there were hippopotamus during the Greek times. I heard they can be pretty aggressive. Have you ever seen one?
I have in a zoo environment. The Hippo is actually the third largest land animal in the world.
Really? That's so fascinating. Do you know where they originate from?
Im not sure of the origin but common hippos are mostly found in river and lakes. They love swamps and other murky areas.
Interesting. I wonder if they existed during the times of dinosaurs, or how long they have been the way we seem them now?
Well one word of advice I can offer is if you ever see one in the wild be careful. Even though they look slow they can run over short distances easily.
Really? Thank you! I seen them at a zoo once, that's about it. I know they can be aggressive so I think I would stay far away!
Hippopotamus
The common hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius"), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal and ungulate native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus ("Choeropsis liberiensis" or "Hexaprotodon liberiensis"). The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse" (). After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest
leaders from the start, went to the front approaching the final furlong and won "smoothly" by one and a half lengths from Mattmu. Candy commented "You don't get them like that very often. It was a most amazing performance. I think Graham was absolutely blown away by it. He didn't know what to say when he came back. It was wonderful... I'd say this horse was as good as any I've trained".
Racing career 2015: three-year-old season.