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﻿Pygmy Hippo //Choeropsis liberiensis //

The Pygmy Hippo are native to Guinie, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire. They live in heavily forested areas around rivers and are nocternal. They are Vegatarian and eat mainly eat semi aquatic plants and tree herbs. They have a 4 champer stomach, plant materials are broken down in the 3rd chamber. The hippos' natural habitat is being lost to humans devolopment, forest industry, and farming. The Pygmy hippo has been vulnerable from 1986 to 1996 until 2006 when they became endangered.They have been hunted down for their teeth food. The species is fully protected legally in every country and freely breeds in captivity. In captivity the Pygmy Hippo went from 70 animals to 303. Scientific name: //Choeropsis liberiensis//

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