- Scientific Name: Pygmy Hippopotamus
- Indonesian Name: Kuda Nil Mini
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Country Origins: West Africa
- Province: Liberia, Sierra Leone & Ivory Coast
Conservation Status
Extinct
Extinct in the Wild
Critically Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
General Information
Habitat:
Wet Forest and Swamps.
Height:
75 – 100 cm
Weight:
200 – 270 kg
Diet:
Herbivores; Leaves. Greens, Ferns and Fruits.
Lifespan:
30 – 40 years
Pygmy Hippotamus
Fun Facts
The thin skin could cause the hippo to dehydrate quickly in the sun.
A pygmy hippo calf can nurse from its mother on land or underwater.
They skin oozes out a pink fluid that looks like beads of sweat called blood sweat. It helps to protect the skin from sunburn.
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