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pygmy hippopotamus
mammal
Also known as: Choeropsis liberiensis, Hexaprotodon liberiensis, water cow
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- In hippopotamus: Pygmy hippopotamus
The rare pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis, also known as Choeropsis liberiensis), the other living species of the family Hippopotamidae, is about the size of a domestic pig. The pygmy hippo is less aquatic than its larger relative, although, when pursued, it hides in water. Less gregarious, it…
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convergence with capybara
- In The Rodent That Acts Like a Hippo
For example, the African pygmy hippopotamus and the South American capybara are both semiaquatic residents of swampy tropical forest habitats. Although they belong to entirely separate orders, they have converged upon comparable sizes. Furthermore, they have done so from opposite ends of their normal size ranges—the African pygmy hippo…
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