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The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis). The name comes from the ancient Greek for river horse (á¼±ÏÏÎ¿ÏÏÏÎ±Î¼Î¿Ï).
The modern habitat of the hippos has survived only in the south of the Sahara. The bulk of the population of all hippos live in East and South-East Africa, in such countries as Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi. The most significant number of hippopotamus in Zambia â 40 thousand individuals. Until 2000, a large number of animals lived in Zimbabwe. But because of the collapse of the economy in the country, its population had to destroy most of the hippo population. In South Africa hippopotamus live only in the National Park. Kruger. All the inhabitants in this reserve are under protection, so there is nothing threatening in the park of the number of hippopotami.