Trio of hippos!
- 10 years ago
Look at those big chunky teeth!
The word hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek word "river horse". It is a large herbivorous mammal in sub -- Saharan Africa and one of the two species in the Hippopotamidae family. There are an estimated 125,000 to 150,000 hippos throughout Sub-Saharan Africa; Zambia (40,000) and Tanzania (20,000--30,000) possess the largest populations. They are the third largest land mammal in line after the elephant and rhinoceros. The hippopotamus are fondly called as hippos, are semi aquatic, and live mostly in rivers, lakes and swamps.
They stay in the water or mud by the day to stay cool and they graze grass at dusk. They stay close to each other while in water. They even have their childbirth in water. They resemble to pigs a lot but their closest relatives from which they diverged about 55 million years ago are cetaceans (whales, porpoises, etc.) Hippos are the third largest land mammals weighing between 1.5 to 3 tonnes after the rhinos (2 to 3.5 tonnes) and elephants (3 to 9 tonnes). It is also one of the largest quadrupeds -- four legged mammals. It is known for its barrel shaped torso, huge mouth and teeth and almost hairless body, broad legs and terrific size. Although it has a huge body and short legs it can easily outrun a human with its 30 km/h over short distances.
Hippos are the most aggressive animals on the planet and are considered as one o f the most dangerous in Africa. They are still threatened by habitat loss and poaching for their meat and ivory canine teeth.
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at wfi @vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
The Hippopotamus at rest!
The word hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek word "river horse". It is a large herbivorous mammal in sub -- Saharan Africa and one of the two species in the Hippopotamidae family. There are an estimated 125,000 to 150,000 hippos throughout Sub-Saharan Africa; Zambia (40,000) and Tanzania (20,000--30,000) possess the largest populations. They are the third largest land mammal in line after the elephant and rhinoceros. The hippopotamus are fondly called as hippos, are semi aquatic, and live mostly in rivers, lakes and swamps.
They stay in the water or mud by the day to stay cool and they graze grass at dusk. They stay close to each other while in water. They even have their childbirth in water. They resemble to pigs a lot but their closest relatives from which they diverged about 55 million years ago are cetaceans (whales, porpoises, etc.) Hippos are the third largest land mammals weighing between 1.5 to 3 tonnes after the rhinos (2 to 3.5 tonnes) and elephants (3 to 9 tonnes). It is also one of the largest quadrupeds -- four legged mammals. It is known for its barrel shaped torso, huge mouth and teeth and almost hairless body, broad legs and terrific size. Although it has a huge body and short legs it can easily outrun a human with its 30 km/h over short distances.
Hippos are the most aggressive animals on the planet and are considered as one o f the most dangerous in Africa. They are still threatened by habitat loss and poaching for their meat and ivory canine teeth.
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at wfi @vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
The Hippopotamus at rest!