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	San Francisco Zoo \| Animals \| Pygmy Hippopotamus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Pygmy hippos are somewhat more than half the size of Nile hippopotamuses, weighing in around 400 to 500 pounds, and the limbs are proportionately longer than the Nile hippo.
		Pygmy hippos are found on swamp edges and bordering dense thickets, and by the water in rain forest regions of West Africa, Sierra Leone to Nigeria.
		The pygmy hippo’s survival is jeopardized by being hunted for food and by habitat destruction, due to logging.
	www.sfzoo.org /cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=53 (356 words)

	Pygmy Hippopotamus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a large mammal native to the forests and swamps of western Africa (the species name, meaning "of Liberia", reflects this).
		Unlike its larger relative, the Hippopotamus, relatively little is known about the Pygmy Hippo's diet or behavior, although it is clear that the Pygmy Hippo is adapted to forest environments rather than the more open plains and grasslands that the Hippopotamus prefers.
		The fossil record suggests that the Pygmy Hippo is closer in form and possibly behavior to the common ancestor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pygmy_Hippopotamus (310 words)

	Lady WildLifes Pygmy Hippopotomus Pic Page
		Habits:The pygmy hippo is a solitary animal that lives among dense vegetation along streams and swamps and in the rain forests of West Africa.
		Pygmy and Man:The pygmy hippo is hunted and eaten by the people who live in the area it inhabits.
		The pygmy hippo was unknown to Western scientist until the mid ninetieth century.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/pygmyhippopotamus.html (729 words)

	Pygmy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Members of so-called Pygmy groups often consider the term derogatory, instead preferring to be called by the name of their ethnic group (e.g., Baka, Mbuti).
		Pygmies are smaller because in their early teens they do not experience the growth spurt normal in most other humans.
		The homes of Pygmies of the Republic of the Congo, precisely between the towns of Ouesso and Pokola, along the Sangha River, are made of sticks and leaves; they are very small and equipped with the basics item such as bed and shelves; all made in wood.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pygmy (731 words)

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		Hippopotamus have extraordinarily high rates of water loss (3 to 5 times the rate in man) due to their unique skin structure; this explains why they must spend the day in water (3).
		Pygmy hippopotamus usually live alone unless they are mating or with a calf, and they are not thought to hold territories (3).
		The hippopotamus is third in line among the larger varieties of earth’s creatures, being surpassed by both the elephant and the rhinoceros.
	www.lycos.com /info/hippopotamus.html (603 words)

	Pygmy Hippopotamus
		The pygmy hippo is a solitary animal that lives among dense vegetation along streams and swamps and in the rainforests of West Africa.
		The pygmy hippo is hunted and eaten by the people who live in the area it inhibits.
		The pygmy hippo was unknown to western scientists until the mid-nineteenth century.
	wonderclub.com /Wildlife/mammals/pygmyhippopotamus.htm (414 words)

	Comparative Placentation
		Allantoic duct of umbilical cord of Nile hippopotamus with hippomanes.
		Umbilical phlebitis of a pygmy hippopotamus umbilical cord.
		Gerneke, W.H.: The chromosomes and neutrophils nuclear appendages of Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758.
	medicine.ucsd.edu /cpa/hippo.html (4555 words)

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		In pygmies the nostrils and ear openings both have strong muscular valves, although the bony orbits of the eyes are less developed than those of the larger hippo to facilitate vision while resting in water.
		In a manner similar to that of the river hippopotamus, the pygmy hippo scent-marks its trails with feces by vigorously switching its tail and scattering the debris rather widely.
		Pygmy hippos are hunted for their meat; they are regarded as a very desirable food species, resembling wild pig in taste and texture.
	moray.ml.duke.edu /projects/hippos/PygmyText.doc (2412 words)

	Chapter 3.4 - Action Plan
		In the case of the pygmy hippopotamus it is the potential loss of the forest itself that is the problem.
		The pygmy hippopotamus is less of a problem, partly because it is too small to be a serious threat to human life and partly because its smaller size limits the extent of any effects it has on vegetation, although reports were received of it raiding gardens.
		A study of the social relationships between hippopotamus of various age/sex classes, with particular reference to the tenure of territories, the duration of the mother/calf bond and the dispersal of young animals on reaching maturity.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/sgs/pphsg/APchap3-4.htm (3002 words)

	Pygmy hippopotamus - Hexaprotodon liberiensis: More Information - ARKive
		Other physical differences between the two hippopotamus species include the placing of the eyes, which are more towards the side of the head in the pygmy hippopotamus, feet that are not as webbed as in the common hippopotamus (3), and the pygmy's sloping smooth, greenish-fl back (7).
		The pygmy hippopotamus is found in western Africa, mainly in Liberia but also in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast (3) (4).
		The pygmy hippopotamus spends the day in water, and emerges at night to feed on fruits, leaves, roots and grasses (3), which it bites with the thick lips rather than with the teeth (3).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Hexaprotodon_liberiensis/more_info.html (571 words)

	Chapter 3.3- Action Plan
		The pygmy hippopotamus is mainly confined to Liberia, where it is widely distributed although it nowhere occurs in large populations.
		The principal threat to the survival of the pygmy hippopotamus seems to be the destruction of forests in Liberia, particularly high forest.
		The civil war is unlikely to have had a direct effect, however, since the pygmy hippopotamus occurs in remote areas away from the main centers of fighting and is too secretive to be easily shot by the passing soldier.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/sgs/pphsg/APchap3-3.htm (2832 words)

	Pygmy Hippo Fact Sheet - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Pygmy hippopotamuses are more terrestrial than Nile hippopotamuses but are good swimmers and have strong muscular valves that close their ears and nostrils when submerged.
		The pygmy hippopotamus is found in West Africa, mainly confined to Liberia, with small numbers in the neighboring countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.
		Pygmy hippopotamuses are not typically gregarious and live singly or in pairs.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/AfricanSavanna/factpygmyhippo.cfm (1226 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Pygmy
		Yellow pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys flavescens) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Uruguay.
		Pygmy populations seronegative for Marburg virus.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
		Pygmies accuse rebels and Congolese army of cannibalism, demand U.N. tribunal
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Pygmy (505 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		The meat of the hippopotamus is edible, and soup is made from the hide.
		The common brown or gray hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, once widely distributed throughout Africa and now found south of lat 17° N, is one of the largest four-footed animals.
		The hippopotamus is semiaquatic, spending most of the day with only its eyes, ears, and nostrils above the surface of a river, and it is capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/animals/hippopotamus.html (505 words)

	Pygmy Hippopotamus
		The name hippopotamus comes from Greek and means “river horse.” Hippos, however, are not related to horses, but to pigs.
		The pygmy hippo, which is the smallest species, occurs in West Africa, especially in or near rivers, lakes, and swamps.
		By contrast, the pygmy hippo is a shy, solitary, forest dweller that is still hunted by the natives for its meat.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/pyghippo.htm (169 words)

	Toronto Zoo > Meet The Animals > Fact Sheet
		Adaptations: The pygmy hippo is less aquatic than the river hippo, spending most of their time on land.
		Pygmy hippos sleep by day, resting most of the morning and early afternoon in shelters in thick undergrowth near rivers or streams until they begin to forage during late evening to midnight hours.
		Pygmy hippos are said to have excellent hearing and eyesight.
	www.torontozoo.com /Animals/details.asp?AnimalId=371 (668 words)

	Pygmy hippopotamus
		Pygmy hippos have numerous resting places throughout their territory, which they use exclusively when sleeping.
		Pygmy hippos seek food on higher, drier ground, and are most active between 6 pm and midnight.
		More pig-like than its larger relative, the pygmy hippo's scientific status has been quite varied - when it was first described, many dismissed it as a stunted freak, a dwarf subspecies or a juvenile specimen of the common hippopotamus.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Hexaprotodon_liberiensis.html (519 words)

	Hippopotamus
		The pygmy hippopotamus is much smaller, standing at less than 1 metre high at the shoulder.
		Hippopotamus calves are born on land or in shallow water, and they generally suckle milk from their mothers while underwater.
		The pygmy hippopotamus is endangered, mainly because of the heavy clearing of forest areas.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/hippo.htm (558 words)

	Stepsedu-The Exclusive site for a X Grader
		The habitat of the pygmy hippopotamus is in forests in western Africa, near swampy areas.
		Pygmy hippo is similar in appearance but its head is smaller in proportion to the body and it is more pig-like in shape.
		The common hippopotamus is the second largest living land animal, only rivaled by the great Indian rhinoceros (the elephant is the largest).
	www.stepsedu.com /k4u/hippo.htm (1686 words)

	Hippopotamus
		Pygmy hippo is similar in appearance but its head is smaller in proportion to the body and it is more pig-like in shape.
		Pygmy hippo is 1.5m long, 0.8m at the shoulder and weighs up to 270kg.
		Pygmy hippo; the pygmy hippo occurs mainly in Liberia, where it is widely distributed although it does not occur in large populations anywhere.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/hippopotamus.html (1465 words)

	Pygmy Hippo
		Pygmy hippos have four toes with sharp toe nails and very good hearing.
		Pygmy hippos are herbivores and feed on aquatic plants, leaves, or grasses in their natural state.
		Pygmy hippo babies do not have the ability to swim and must be taught by their mother.
	www.hilozoo.com /animals/A_hippo.htm (500 words)

	Pygmy Hippo Fact Sheet - National Zoo\| FONZ
		In the wild, pygmy hippopotamuses are rare and it seems that there may never have been many of them in existence at any one time.
		Pygmy hippopotamuses are extremely rare in the wild, with probably no more than a few thousand animals remaining.
		Pygmy and Nile hippopotamuses are both members of the same family of mammals Hippopotamidae.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/AsianElephants/factpygmyhippo.cfm (1199 words)

	Hippopotamus
		The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large, plant-eating African mammal.
		A second species, the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) with a shoulder height of 75 cm (30 inches) and 180 kilograms (400 pounds) is solitary and considerably less aquatic.
		The word hippopotamus comes, by way of Latin, from the ancient Greek ιππος ποταμος (hippos potamos), which means river horse.
	www.wordlookup.net /hi/hippopotamus.html (459 words)

	Hippopotamus
		The common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius is found in Africa.
		The pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis inhabits West Africa.
		To the ancient Egyptians, the hippopotamus symbolized both evil and female fertility.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Cabana/6873/hippo.html (84 words)

	Pygmy - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Pygmy, human subpopulation in which an average stature of less than 152 cm (60 in) is an inherited trait.
		Bonobo, species of chimpanzee found only in a small region of thick jungle in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
		Pygmy Possum, common name for members of a family of mouse-sized marsupials native to New Guinea, Australia, and Tasmania.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Pygmy.html (125 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Animals - Children's Zone - Hippopotamus
		As you might guess, the Nile hippopotamus is found along the length of the River Nile.
		The hippopotamus has virtually no hair, and its smooth skin is quite delicate and prone to sunburn.
		Pygmy hippos are much smaller in size and are found in rainforest and swamp habitats.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/reallywild/amazing/hippo.shtml (326 words)

	Pygmy Hippopotamus Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The familiar Nile Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, is the third largest land mammal behind the elephant and the rhinoceros.
		The pygmy hippo inhabits the dense undergrowth of the forests of the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
		Third in a set of four stamps depicting the pygmy hippopotamus issued under the auspices of the World Wildlife Fund.
	www.pibburns.com /cryptost/pygmyhip.htm (541 words)

	Lowcountry NOW: Local News - Runaway hippo killed by car 02/13/04
		The pygmy hippopotamus is about half the size of its larger cousin and is closely related to thepig.
		Pygmy hippos are about half the size of the larger Nile hippopotamuses.
		A pygmy hippopotamus died this week after being struck by a car on River Road in northern Beaufort County.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/021304/LOChippo.shtml (437 words)

	Pygmy Hippopotamus ( Hexaprotodon liberiensis ) - Pygmy Hippopotamus information - Pygmy Hippopotamus facts, pictures, ...
		Pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) is mammal that belongs to order of Artiodactyla.
		The body of hippopotamus is barrel-shaped and it is supported by proportionally long legs.
		Its average length is from 142 to 175 centimetres, at shoulders 75 to 100 and the length of tail is 15 to 28 centimetres.
	www.wildanimalsonline.com /mammals/pygmyhippopotamus.php (278 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Pygmy Hippopotamus
		The zoo is home to hundreds of animals, including the nearly endangered pygmy hippopotamus, West African dwarf crocodiles, several extremely rare antelopes and...
		A variety of endemic species are at risk in the region, including the Pygmy hippopotamus, the Liberian mongoose and the white-breasted Guinea fowl.
		What she had struck and killed was a pygmy hippopotamus weighing more that 500 pounds.
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/Pygmy_Hippopotamus.htm (454 words)

	Pygmy hippos
		Pygmy hippos are found in the wild only along rivers and streams in West Central Africa.
		The pygmies are especially fond of mulberry branches and bananas.
		The reason pygmies are smaller is due to special adjustments they developed over the course of evolution that let them move nimbly through the tropical forest.
	www.courier-journal.com /foryourinfo/072902/072902.html (1569 words)

	OKC Zoo \| About Us \| News
		This is the second pygmy hippo born at the Zoo, with the first also to Hope and Wolee in December 2001, and the second offspring for Hope.
		The pygmy hippopotamus is native to northwest Africa from Sierra Leone to Nigeria.
		Uncontrolled hunting and destruction of habitat jeopardize the survival of the pygmy hippo.
	www.okczoo.com /abou_news_deta.htm?id=2457710 (355 words)

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