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Pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)

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Quick Hippo Facts

Where: Eastern central and southern sub-Saharan Africa
Diet: Herbivore
Size: 2.8 to 4.2 meters;
Weight: 2000 to 3000 kg
Speed: up to 30 km/h
Lifespan: 40 – 50 years
Did you know? Hippos can’t swim or float! They walk or stand on surfaces below the water like sandbanks.

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