San Francisco Zoo–Nile Hippopotamus

Photograph of a Nile Hippopotamus at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, CaliforniaHippos are heavier than water and walk on river bottoms. They can run fast as humans and have killed more people than any other wild animal in Africa. The hippo is the third largest land animal and can weigh 4000 pounds and measure 12 feet in length.

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