Pygmy Hippo Research Paper

Did you know that the hippo can not sweat so when it comes into contact with air their skin will easily dries up. But also the two main types of hippos are the pygmy hippo and the river hippo. Also the two main hippos are interesting in their habitat,characteristics, And their appearance.
The characteristics of a pygmy hippo and the river hippo is that they both eat grass and other plants. But the pygmy hippo eats fruits and leaves too. The life span for a pygmy hippo is up to 30 to 40 years and the river hippo can live up to 36 years but some have been known to live up to 61 years. Another cool characteristics of the pygmy hippo and the river hippo is that they both are herbivores and they are both solitary and nocturnal. The pygmy hippo top speed is 30kph (18mph) and the river hippo top speed is about 15 (mph). The pygmy hippos and the river hippos predators are leopards, wildcats, and large snakes.

The weight of a pygmy hippo is about 60 kg -270 kg and about (350lb-600lbs)and the river hippo can weigh up to (3,300 - 4,000lbs). Another appearance of the river hippo and the pygmy hippo is that the river hippo has a bulky barrel like body and the underside and around their eyes are pink but also the river hippos legs very short and they have webbed toes,and the river hippos eyes ears and nostrils are on the top their head.The size of a pygmy hippo is 1.5m-1.7m (5ft-5.5ft) and the river hippo size is (9-11-5ft) but their tail adds 56cm (22in) and stand up to 1.6m (5.2ft)and the pygmy hippo is small in relation to their body