Hippopotame pygmée mâle se nourrissant à côté de l'enclos hippopotame dans la réserve inactive de Cairns Wildlife Safari, à l'extrême nord du Queensland, en Australie.

• Contributeur: Photography By Marco / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2CBTCWB
• Taille du fichier: 22 MB (1,3 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 2268 x 3398 px | 19,2 x 28,8 cm | 7,6 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 7 octobre 2007
• Lieu: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Informations supplémentaires

The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis) is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being its much larger relative, the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or Nile hippopotamus. The pygmy hippopotamus displays many terrestrial adaptations, but like the hippo, it is semiaquatic and relies on water to keep its skin moist and its body temperature cool. Behaviors such as mating and giving birth may occur in water or on land. The pygmy hippo is herbivorous, feeding on ferns, broad-leaved plants, grasses, and fruits it finds in the forests.

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