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Peekaboo Pendjari NP, Benin. Feb 20, 2014. Benin,Geotagged,Hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibius,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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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
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Nov 24, 2016. Captured Feb 20, 2014 10:15 in TanguiƩta, Benin.
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  • 37.1mm