Hippos are recognizable by their barrel-shaped torso, enormous mouth and teeth, nearly hairless body, stubby legs and tremendous size.

Hippos are considered megafauna, but unlike all other African megafauna, hippos have adapted for a semi-aquatic life in freshwater lakes and rivers.

Hippos are still found in the rivers and lakes of the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, north through to Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan, west to Gambia, and south to South Africa.

Hippos are also subject to unregulated hunting and poaching.

Hippos are born underwater.

Hippos are very aggressive towards humans, whom they commonly attack whether in boats or on land with no apparent provocation.

The Hippos ' orange and white uniforms and fight song are adapted from the nearby University of Texas Longhorns.

Image: Nijlpaard. jpg | Hippos, the heaviest and most aquatic even-toed ungulates, are whales ' closest living relatives.

The Forest of Gugu contained an assortment of animals ranging from animals that are found in Africa ( consisting of Elephants, Hippos, Leopards, Monkeys, Rhinos, and Zebras ) to animals that are found everywhere else ( consisting of Bears, Bison, Donkeys, Foxes, Green Serpents, Kangaroos, Unicorns, and Wolves ).

Currently, four Hippos are in British service, one each on HMS Albion and Bulwark, with two used by 11 ( Amphibious Trials and Training ) Squadron of the Royal Marines.

The spinning is so violent that the Hippos and Alligators are thrown in all directions, causing an Alligator to spill bells across the ice and one stray Hippo to create a large lift in the ice.

Coins found in Mieron are mostly from Tyre, though a large number are also from Hippos, which lay on the other side of Lake Tiberias.

The Hybrids are composed of numerous African animal species including Warthogs, Elephants, Camels, Zebras, Rhinos, Hippos, Giraffes, Hyenas and Crocodiles.

Animals in the African Plains include Bongos, African Wild Dogs, Red River Hogs, White-crowned Mangabeys, Chimpanzees, White Rhinos, Hippos, Giraffes, Zebras, Ostriches, Gorillas and Scimitar-horned Oryx ( this species is now extinct in the wild ).

The Blyde River canyon supports large diversity of life, including numerous fish and antelope species as well as Hippos and Crocodiles, and every primate species that may be seen in South Africa ( including both Greater and Lesser Bush Babies, Vervet Monkeys and Samango Monkeys ).

Hippos spend most of their days wallowing in the water or the mud, with the other members of their pod.

The city of Hippos itself was established by Seleucid colonists, most likely in the second century BC.

The most important improvement, however, was the aqueduct, which led water into Hippos from springs in the Golan Heights, 50 km away.

The most recent edition of the game ( in Fall 2009 ) has a lighter blue base with pastel colored versions of the Hippos: Sweetie Potamus ( pink ), Bottomless Potamus ( yellow ), Picky Potamus ( orange ), and Veggie Potamus ( green ).

There is fossil evidence that many Malagasy Hippos were hunted by humans, a likely factor in their eventual extinction.

Hippos have been clocked at over short distances.

The Malagasy Hippos were smaller than the modern hippopotamus, likely through the process of insular dwarfism.

Ancestors of European Hippos found their way to many islands of the Mediterranean during the Pleistocene.

Hippos measure long, including a tail of about in length and average about 1. 5 meters ( 5 ft ) tall at the shoulder.

Hippos leave the water at dusk and travel inland, sometimes up to 8 kilometers ( 5 mi ), to graze on short grass, their main source of food.

Hippos have ( rarely ) been filmed eating carrion, usually close to the water.

Hippos have the unique ability to hold their head partially above the water and send out a cry that travels through both water and air ; hippos above and under water will respond.

Hippos rarely kill each other, even in territorial challenges.

Hippos have remained popular zoo animals since Obaysch, and generally breed well in captivity.

Hippos have been the subjects of various African folktales.

Hippos were mentioned in the novelty Christmas song " I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas " that became a hit for child star Gayla Peevey in 1953.

They even inspired a popular board game, Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Hippos have also been popular cartoon characters, where their rotund frame is used for humorous effect.

The hippopotamus characters " Happy Hippos " were created in 1988 by the French designer Andre Roche based in Munich, to be hidden in the " Kinder Surprise egg " of the Italian chocolate company Ferrero SpA.

Hippos and whales shared a common semi-aquatic ancestor that branched off from other artiodactyls around.

* Videos of Pygmy Hippos at Arkive. org

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