Pygmy Hippopotamus as sleeping beauty, Zoo Parc Overloon

The pygmy hippopotamus is a large mammal native to the forests and swamps of western Africa in Liberia and small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast. The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal. It is one of only two extant species in the Hippopotamidae family, the other being its much larger cousin the common hippopotamus.

The pygmy hippopotamus displays many terrestrial adaptations, but like its larger cousin, it is semi-aquatic and relies on proximity to water to keep.. more