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The two living species of hippo are the Nile Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) and the Pygmy Hippo (Hexaprotodon liberiensis).

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13y ago

The literal meaning of hippopotamus is a "river horse".

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13y ago

A Hippopotamus's name means River Horse, mostly because of its large body mass and it lives in rivers of coarse!!

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This is actually an old Greek word for river horse. Their closest relatives are whales.

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15y ago

hippopotamus amphibius...

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15y ago

Hippopotamus = Horse of the river

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