(It’s a beast.)
The hippopotamus(/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/ HIP-ə-POT-ə-məs; Hippopotamus amphibius), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus or river hippopotamus, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammaland ungulate native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extantspecies in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis). The name comes from the ancient Greekfor "river horse" (ἱπποπόταμος).
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