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    The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/; pl.: hippopotamuses or hippopotami; , also shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos), further qualified...
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    than the living hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). H. antiquus is suggested to be closely related to the African species Hippopotamus gorgops, and may...
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    Hippopotamus is a genus of artiodactyl mammals consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, the river hippopotamus (or simply the hippopotamus)...
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    much larger relative, the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or Nile hippopotamus. The pygmy hippopotamus displays many terrestrial adaptations...
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    amphibius, suggesting that H. minor probably occupied a browsing niche, in contrast to the grazing predominant diet of modern Hippopotamus amphibius,...
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    of the forests of west Africa, and the common hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius. The term hippopotamus can also be applied to hippopotamids in general, although...
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  • common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). Like Hippopotamus pentlandi, Hippopotamus melitensis is substantially smaller in size than H. amphibius as a...
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    (whales, dolphins, etc.) and hippopotamuses. All Whippomorphs are descendants of the last common ancestor of Hippopotamus amphibius and Tursiops truncatus....
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  • its teeth suggests that it had a grazing diet, similar to modern Hippopotamus amphibius. The previous suggestion that the species can be divided into two...
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    The Allenton Hippo is a hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) skeleton that was found in Allenton, Derby, England, in 1895. The skeleton is exhibited in...
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    ago, probably descending from the modern hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), with an origin from Hippopotamus antiquus being less likely. In comparison...
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    than the living hippopotamus (H. amphibius), with an estimated body mass of over 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb). In comparison to H. amphibius, the orbits and...
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  • from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017. "Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus)". Animal Diversity Web. Weston, E.M.; Lister, A.M. (2009)...
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    Fasciola nyanzae is thought to exclusively infect the common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Fasciola nyanzae Leiper, 1910 Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus...
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    (Equus grevyi) American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Empennage, the tail of an aircraft Rump (animal) Robert...
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    Fiona is a hippopotamus born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, on January 24, 2017. The first Nile hippo imaged...
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    Hippo, previously known as the Leeds Hippopotamus, is a partial skeleton of a common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) consisting of 122 bones, of which...
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    Thomas A. (1999). "First documentation of flehmen in a common hippopotamus(Hippopotamus amphibius)". Zoo Biology. 18 (5): 415–420. doi:10...
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  • life history". genomics.senescence.info. Retrieved 2023-02-25. "Common Hippopotamus articles - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-02-25. "Nile...
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    species of Hexaprotodon, like the living hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), but unlike the pygmy hippopotamus are thought to have had a semiaquatic ecology...
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  • much larger than other Malagasy hippopotamus, but was still somewhat smaller than the common hippopotamus (H. amphibius). However, little is known about...
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    include lion (Panthera leo), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), wildebeest (Connochaetes)...
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    term "pachyderm" is commonly used to describe elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses and tapirs. In a series of research papers published in 1796, Georges...
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    astylodon) All native Hippopotamus spp. Hippopotamus amphibius (European range, still extant in Africa) Maltese dwarf hippopotamus (Hippopotamus melitensis) Cyprus...
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    Several species of Malagasy hippopotamus (also known as Malagasy pygmy hippopotamus or Madagascan pygmy hippopotamus) lived on the island of Madagascar...
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    in Hippopotamus amphibius". Animal Behaviour. 68 (5): 1125–1132. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.10.034. S2CID 53146581. Mason, k. 2013. "Hippopotamus amphibius"...
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    (Pontoporia blainvillei) Family Hippopotamidae: hippopotamuses Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) Order Carnivora...
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    (1998). "Some observations on the geomorphological impact of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius L.) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana". African Journal of...
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    American bison Skin maintenance (preventing dehydration) – hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Camouflage – warthog Scent-marking – Some animals urinate...
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    Poyser Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-85661-131-5. OCLC 42274422. "Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 25 November...
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