Stock Photo: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) Foragaing In A Zoo : (Pix Sanjiv Shukla)
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Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), also called hippo, common hippopotamus, river hippopotamus, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal and ungulate native to sub-Saharan Africa. Belonging to the family Hippopotamidae, they are recognizable by their barrel-shaped torsos, wide-opening mouths revealing large canine tusks, nearly hairless bodies, columnar legs and large size.
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