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Hippopotamus cadaver in Lake Manyarara, NP
Not pretty, but part of the cycle of life, this cadaver of a Hippo was found in Lake Manyara NP. For sure it had a natural death, otherwise its "tusks" would have been removed by poachers. Now that Rhinos are near extinction and heavily monitored, poachers in Tanzania are moving on to Rhinos.
The hippopotamus, or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae. The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse". After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl.
Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Nov 10, 2013. Captured Aug 31, 2013 16:53.
