Hippopotamus Hippopotamus The common hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius"), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal native to 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" (). After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.) from which they diverged
Protected areas of Vietnam beach where the sea turtle nestle is located on a promontory bordering a marine park with coral reefs; 11 species of turtles, both terrestrial and marine are recorded. Global conservation concerns are serious in view of anthropological pressures in the area particularly for black-shanked douc ("Pygathrix nigripes") highest number in Vietnam, pygmy loris ("Nycticebus pygmaeus"), Asian black bear ("Ursus thibetanus"), sun bear ("U. malayanus"), large-antlered muntjac "Muntiacus vuquangensis" and Siamese fireback ("Lophura diardi"). The total Fauna recorded in the park consist of 72 mammal species and 181 bird species. Bats are also common; "Cynopterus brachyotis" is the endangered species out