/r/hippos
The name Hippopotamus means 'river horse' in ancient Greek, hippos are mostly herbivorous with cetaceans as their closest living relatives. The common hippos are among the most dangerous animals in the world because of their aggressive and unpredictable nature. WARNING: This sub sometimes show images of hippos' aggressive and violent behaviours in their nature habitat.
The name Hippopotamus means 'river horse' in ancient Greek. Hippos are mostly herbivorous with cetaceans as their closest living relatives.
There are two species of hippos:
The common hippos are among the most dangerous animals in the world because of their aggressive and unpredictable nature.
Common hippos are classified as vulnerable and pygmy hippos as endangered in the IUCN Red List, both are threatened by habitat loss, unregulated hunting, and poaching.
WARNING!!
This sub sometimes show images of hippos' aggressive and violent behaviours in their nature habitat.
LIVE Wildlife Webcams!
Hippo Conservation
Communities Rules
Hippos related content only - images, videos, gifs, facts, news, information, travel, and conservation.
Please link directly to the media. No blogspam or vlogspam.
No memes, comics, arts, toys, trophies or taxidermy, etc.
Be excellent to one another and contribute positively to the sub!
No posting of the same content posted within the last 60 days
Related Subreddits
/r/hippos
6,414 Subscribers
Why Hippos “Sweat Blood” – The Science Behind This Odd Fact 🦛🩸
19:55 UTC
Just hanging out
20:44 UTC
Meet Toni, she lives in Zoo Berlin and is named after a famous footballer!
13:19 UTC
Bath time
12:09 UTC
During the 1943 siege of Leningrad, Belle the hippo survived thanks to her caretaker, Yevdokia Dashina. When the city’s water supply was cut in 1941, leaving Belle’s pool dry, Dashina carried a 40-liter barrel of water daily from the Neva River to bathe her and prevent skin cracking.
11:09 UTC
Fritz is in the mood for Autumn!
12:57 UTC
Baby Haggis
01:30 UTC
Edinburgh Zoo welcomed Haggis! An adorable Pygmy hippo calf.
She was born on Wednesday, October 30 around 16:00 hrs.
19:01 UTC
A hippo, peace disturbed by the wildebeest crossing the river, lashes out at the stragglers and shoos them on their way. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
12:11 UTC
baby enjoying meal with his mom
13:48 UTC
Enjoying an afternoon snooze at Edinburgh Zoo
10:38 UTC
Now Hippo Can open the door 😅
Not MooDeng Her name’s is KanYa
11:54 UTC
Moo Deng's enclosure??
All the pictures and videos I've seen of Moo Deng's enclosure make it look really sparse for a pygmy hippo habitat. The water area looks SO tiny and shallow and there are almost no plants in the whole enclosure. I can't help comparing it to the habitats I've seen at larger zoos that have so much water and green space. None of the news stories mention it as an issue, though. Am I just overreacting?
*Obviously Moo Deng's keepers care about her a lot, so this isn't meant to be an attack on them. I just know zoo habitats are really under-regulated, even in the US.
06:41 UTC
A baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng: she is all we want to look at
03:09 UTC
Same, T-Pain. Same.
18:06 UTC
Saw this on Instagram. Thought I’d share!
11:47 UTC
2 months old Moo Deng and her mother Jona in Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo.
11:30 UTC