Hippopotamus Surprise egg" of the Italian chocolate company Ferrero SpA. 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
Baluchistan pygmy jerboa birth, are born in the spring and summer months. No more than 2 litters a year are normally produced. The natural predators of the jerboa are the leaf-nosed viper ("Eristocophis mcmahoni"), the trans-Caspian monitor lizard ("Varanus caspius"), and the sand cat ("Felis margarita"). Baluchistan pygmy jerboa The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, or the dwarf three-toed jerboa, ("Salpingotulus michaelis") is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is the only species in the genus Salpingotulus. Adults average only in head and body length, with the tail averaging . Adult females weigh . It is currently considered to be endemic to