#pygmy hippopotamus

[sleepy-bebby]

ultraviolence

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[markhors-menagerie]

Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Hippos are often thought of as savanna animals, but the pygmy hippopotamus is adapted to live in the jungles of Western Africa. It can be thought of as a sort of combination of the common hippo and a forest hog or tapir. By day they rest in water in secluded parts of the forest. At night, they go out foraging for food, including ferns, fruits, and basically any other plants close to the ground. They might be called pygmy hippos, but their size is still nothing to scoff at!

#markhors-menagerie #animal facts #animals #biology #fun facts #ungulates #even toed ungulates #pigs hippos & kin #hippopotamus #Pygmy hippopotamus

[vintagewildlife]

Pygmy hippopotamus By: Unknown photographer From: WWF Threatened Animals 1986

#pygmy hippopotamus #hippo #ungulate #mammal #1986 #1980s #WWF Threatened Animals

[occidentalowl]

Still trying to get. Feel for watercolor pencils. I really think these would be best used as a base layer and colored over in regular pencils. FYI little hippo wasn't supposed to look so pissed. Oh well, not all art is museum worthy.

#watercolor pencils #gale of waterdeep #hippopotamus #pygmy hippopotamus #doodle #news art supplies #trying something new

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

(Photo from San Diego Zoo)

Conservation Status- Endangered

Habitat- Western Africa

Size (Weight/Length)- 275 kg; 1.7 m

Diet- Leaves; Roots; Fruit

Cool Facts- Pygmy hippopotamus are nearly ¾ smaller than their much larger, common cousins. Pygmy hippos live in small groups, often times a male and female with a young calf. They are relatively docile and fights are rare even when two groups interact. Spending their days submerged in water, during the night they travel on land to search for leaves and fruits to gorge on for up to six hours a night. When born, baby hippos can swim immediately. Due to their short stature and large heads, mother pygmy hippos must lay on their side for their baby to nurse. Due to efforts of zoos and protected land, pygmy hippos may be making a come back from years of deforestation and illegal hunting. 

Rating- 11/10 (Think hippo, but small.)

#Animal of the day #Animals #Mammals #Hippos #Hippopotamus #Thursday #June 2 #Pygmy hippopotamus #Pygmy hippo #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

[helluvatimes]

Afternoon Delight

A pygmy hippo having an afternoon snooze in the local zoo. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

#photographers on tumblr #animal pics #canon eos rp #canon photography #Choeropsis liberiensis #flora fauna #hippo photos #pygmy hippopotamus #tamron 16-300mm #wildlife photography

[inatungulates]

Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis

Observed by galat-luong_anh, CC BY-NC

#Choeropsis liberiensis #pygmy hippopotamus #Hippopotamidae #hippo #Africa #Côte d'Ivoire #juvenile

[kickdrumheart68]

❤️🦛❤️

#pygmy hippopotamus #kansas #salina #baby hippo #i want a hippopotamus for christmas

[loroparque]

🇪🇸 Muchas personas confunden el hipopótamo pigmeo con un hipopótamo bebé. En Loro Parque cuidamos a dos hembras de esta especie tan especial: Malela y Adela 🦛 Se estima que quedan menos de 3.000 ejemplares en el mundo y está considerada como especie en peligro de extinción 🔴

🇬🇧 Many people confuse the pygmy hippopotamus with a baby hippopotamus. At Loro Parque we care for two females of this very special species: Malela and Adela🦛 It is estimated that there are fewer than 3,000 left in the world and it is considered an endangered species 🔴

🇩🇪 Viele Menschen halten das Zwergflusspferd für ein Baby-Flusspferd. Bei uns im Loro Parque leben zwei Weibchen dieser ganz besonderen Art: Malela und Adela 🦛 Die Art gilt als vom Aussterben bedroht, denn es wird geschätzt, dass es weltweit nur noch weniger als 3.000 Exemplare gibt 

#hippo #conservation #biodiversity #pygmy hippopotamus #tenerife

[sleepy-bebby]

“The adorable little creature, named Sam, greeted his human friend, named Benz, in his enclosure at the Khaokaew zoo, Chonburi, eastern Thailand.”

#Pygmy hippo #hippo #baby hippo #cute #animals #baby hippos #hippopotamus #hippos #cute animals #Pygmy hippopotamus #adorable #animal videos #cute video #cute videos

[blackandwhiteproductions]

Pygmy Hippopotamus eating at Loro Parque in Tenerife

#Pygmy Hippopotamus #Loro Parque #Tenerife #Zoo

[vintagewildlife]

Pygmy hippo By: Unknown photographer From: The Journal of Heredity 1910

#captivity #pygmy hippopotamus #hippo #ungulate #mammal #1910 #1910s #The Journal of Heredity

[rubydolly]

Photos from the Singapore Zoo which is part of Mandai Wildlife Reserve, like the River Safari this zoo is amazing and easily the best zoo I have ever seen PIC 1: White Tiger 🐅 PIC 2: Pygmy Hippopotamus 🦛 PIC 3: Asian Elephants 🐘 PIC 4: White Rhinoceros 🦏 PIC 5: Orangutans 🦧 

#singapore #mandai wildlife reserve #singapore zoo #white tiger #pygmy hippopotamus #asian elephant #white rhinoceros #orangutan #2023

[iicraft505]

Pygmy Hippos (Choeropsis liberiensis)

@ betsy

#iicraft505 #animals #hippopotamus #hippos #pygmy hippo #pygmy hippopotamus #yes. theyre doing it. deal with it.

[beardedmrbean]

We're wishing a very happy 3rd birthday to Banana, the pygmy hippo! 🎂 🎊

Brookfield Zoo

#hippo #hippopotamus #pygmy hippo #Brookfield Zoo

[atharianwriter-archived-2023]

Photography || Pygmy Hippopotamus (17.08.23)

#hippopotamus #animals #pygmy hippo #london zoo #photography. #mine. #yr: 2023