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Hippos are species that live in the water half a half terrestrial, reside in the rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps of West Africa [5] where males dominate a head above the stretch and including 5 to 30 children and juveniles. During the day, they maintain cool by wallowing in water or mud; and the reproduction is taking place in the country. We go ashore at night to graze. Although hippos rest near each other in the water, then the feeding operation is single and non-territorial. Despite the similarity of the body to pigs and other terrestrial species even clogs, they there's closest relative of whales and dolphins, which were split into groups of about 55 million years ago. [6] The common ancestor of whales and hippos branched from other animals even clogs around 60 million years ago. [7] The earliest fossil hippopotamus known chi Kenyapotamus belong in Africa, dating back some 16 million years ago. Hippos are recognized by the body plump, almost hairless, Large mouth and jaws, two short legs and tremendous size. We are mammals, the third largest in terms of volume (from 1½ to 3 tonnes), behind the white rhinoceros (1½ to 3½ tonnes) and the three species of elephant (3 to 9 tonnes). Hippos are one of the animals went largest fours. [8] Despite the two feet short and stocky body, they can easily outrun humans. They were recorded with a speed of 30 km / h (19 mph) in short distances. Hippos are one of the most aggressive creatures in the world and is often regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. Currently, an estimated 125,000 to 150,000 individuals hippos throughout Sub-Saharan Africa region; Zambia (40,000) and Tanzania (20,000-30,000) are the two countries with the largest population of hippos. [1] They are still threatened by habitat loss and poaching for their meat and canines by falls.
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