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Also Known As Hippopotamus amphibius • common hippopotamus • water horse • hippo

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Hippos in Botswana
Keeping cool
Staying submerged
A hippo walking underwater
A herd of hippos
A hippo showing its teeth
A hippopotamus at Kruger National Park in South Africa
Map of Africa showing where populations of common hippopotamuses and pygmy hippopotamus live.
A pygmy hippopotamus in Liberia
The second largest land animal
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