Hippopotamus mother and calf, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Hippopotamus mother and calf, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (© Nature Picture Library/Alamy)
Happy Hippo Day!
All eyes are on hippopotamuses today! The third-largest land mammals—after elephants and white rhinos—deserve our attention, especially on World Hippo Day. Categorised as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, these semiaquatic animals are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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