The common hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius"), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous animal
That is a huge heavy animal too
After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mamma
Wow that good information to know.I think it would be amazing to see one out in real life
The common hippopotamus inhabits rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps
I didn't know that either. You are very knowledgable in that field. So WHERE do they sleep ?
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
As agreed by the people who funded it the bones were given to Derby Museum which had then been open for sixteen years.
They eventually discovered 127 bones that came mostly from a hippopotamus, with a few belonging to rhinoceros and elephant. Arnold Bemrose took these bones as supporting evidence that Britain had a land bridge to Europe, as this was the most obvious explanation for such bones being found in England, Europe and underneath the North Sea.
The Allenton hippo and other animal remains from Boulton Moor all originated from a