Despite its massive bulk, this amphibious mammal moves underwater with grace, and trots on land with surprising speed. Indeed, the name common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), (Pronounciation: hip-oh-paw-TUH-muss AMM-fib-ee-us) means ‘river horse’, pertaining to this species’ semi-aquatic lifestyle. An extremely large animal with a round, barrel-shaped body, short legs and a large, broad head. The body is a greyish to muddy-brown colour on top and a pale pink colour underneath. The broad mouth can be opened extremely wide to expose large, curved canines, used in aggressive displays. The hippopotamus’ virtually hairless skin is moistened by a secreted pink, oily substance that protects the skin from sunburn and drying, and perhaps infection. A hippopotamus' nostrils are on the top of its head, so it can still breathe while almost totally submerged underwater.
Common Hippopotamus Subspecies
Roles
- It played the Swamp Creature in The Animal Movie (NatureRules1 Version)
- It played Fat Ugly Lady in Aladdin (NatureRules1 Version)
- It played Needleman in African Animals, Inc.
- It played Platybelodon grangeri in North American Age series
- It played Harvey in Thomas and Friends (NatureRules1 Version)
- It played Talarurus in AFRICAN ANIMAL
- It played Rhino Galactabeast/Centaurus Megazord in Animal Rangers Lost Galaxy
- It played Donut in African Animal Mayhem
- It played Ricky Plesuski in Herbivores, Inc.
- It played Stegosaurus in Animal Train (NatureRules1 Style) and Jurassic Park Series (NatureRules1 Version)
- It played Panda in We Bare Pachyderms and We Bare Pachyderms: The Movie
- It played Seal in We Bare African Animals, We Bare Crocodilians, and We Bare Rhinoceroses
Gallery
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Books
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.jpeg "The Animal Atlas (15).jpeg (2.26 MB)")
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_(19).jpeg "Show-Offs (Bernard Stonehouse) (19).jpeg (1.78 MB)")
.jpeg "The Truth About Animal Communication (10).jpeg (2.05 MB)")
.jpeg "Scholastic Encyclopedia Of Animals (25).jpeg (1.84 MB)")
.jpeg "Macmillan Animal Encyclopedia for Children (33).jpeg (2 MB)")
.jpeg "Deadly Creatures Dictionary (9).jpeg (1.73 MB)")
.jpeg "An A to Z Walk in the Park (4).jpeg (1.75 MB)")
.jpeg "A, My Name Is Alice (4).jpeg (1.34 MB)")
_(4).jpeg "Animal A-Z (Smart Kids) (4).jpeg (1.77 MB)")
.jpeg "The Dictionary of Ordinary Extraordinary Animals (20).jpeg (1.72 MB)")
.jpeg "Predator VS Prey (20).jpeg (2.04 MB)")
.jpeg "What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? (2).jpeg (1.54 MB)")
.jpeg "My Top 20 Animal Giants (9).jpeg (1.72 MB)")
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.jpeg "Predator Splashdown (23).jpeg (1.71 MB)")
.jpeg "Alpha Zoo (4).jpeg (1.29 MB)")
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.jpeg "Alphabet Zoo (5).jpeg (1.43 MB)")
.jpeg "8- An Animal Alphabet (5).jpeg (1.34 MB)")
.jpeg "Tom Jackson's A-Z of Animals (4).jpeg (1.29 MB)")
.jpeg "The Great Animal Search (9).jpeg (2.5 MB)")
.jpeg "DK First Animal Encyclopedia (19).jpeg (2.04 MB)")
.jpeg "Animal Clowns (12).jpeg (1.77 MB)")
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See Also
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