amphibius

The skin and subcutaneous fat of the Hippopotamus amphibius together weigh 450 kg!

Archive 2009-07-01 News from Mad Plato 2009

The skin and subcutaneous fat of the Hippopotamus amphibius together weigh 450 kg!

DOLPHINS WHALES APES AND MEN News from Mad Plato 2009

Schools of Hippopotamus amphibius are common above the falls.

Mosi-oa-Tunya Victoria Falls, Zambia 2009

Within the St. Floris region, the most abundant large mammals seem to be kob Kobus kob, hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus and grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia, with other fairly abundant ungulates including waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus, oribi Ourebia ourebi, topi Damaliscus lunatus, reedbuck Redunca redunca, roan antelope Hippotragus equines and giant eland Taurotragus derbianus; also buffalo Syncerus caffer, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus and hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius.

Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic 2009

These include black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis (CR), which have declined from about 108 in 1964-66 to between 11-14 in 1995, and hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius which are very uncommon in the area.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania 2009

Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) are common in the rivers.

Western Zambezian grasslands 2008

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) became rare in the 18th century, with the last known individual in Egypt killed around 1816.

Nile Delta flooded savanna 2008

The island parks were established to protect the breeding habitats of the Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus, hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius, puff-adder Bitis arietans, cobra Naja haje and sawscaled viper Echis pyramidum.

Lake Turkana National Parks, Kenya 2008

Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius. (27,000) and crocodile Crocodylus niloticus and are abundant.

Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania 2008

In earlier times large mammals, including elephants (Loxodonta africana), black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis), and hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) occupied these habitats.

Succulent Karoo 2008