Hippopotamus
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The name Hippopotamus means 'river horse' in ancient Greek. The common hippos are the 3rd largest living land mammal, after elephants and white rhinos. Hippos are mostly herbivorous with cetaceans as their closest living relatives.
There are two species of hippos:
Common hippos are classified as Vulnerable and pygmy hippos as Endangered in the IUCN Red List, both are threatened by habitat loss, unregulated hunting, and poaching.
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