http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/120006
Currently living in Germany.
I am a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other is the Pygmy Hippopotamus.) After the elephant, I am the third largest land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl, despite being considerably shorter than the giraffe.
I am semi-aquatic, inhabiting rivers, lakes and West African mangrove swamps [3] where my territorial friends and I preside over a stretch of river and groups of 5 to 30 females and young. During the day we remain cool by staying in the water or mud; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water. We emerge at dusk to graze on grass. While we rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and we are not territorial on land.
Despite my physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, our closest living relatives are cetaceans (whales, porpoises, etc.) from which we diverged about 55 million years ago.
I tried a similar thing with Özil.
Didn't get very far.
Welcome to the Hazard Thread
He's a choking hazard to his Mrs
Very informative article btw
Theres been so many I thought I would sum it all up into one comprehensive article!
No mention of the Richard Marx song?
Glad this article hasn't received 5 stars from all users. No need for it's creation when an official thread had already been posted.
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posted on 20/5/12
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/120006
posted on 20/5/12
Currently living in Germany.
I am a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other is the Pygmy Hippopotamus.) After the elephant, I am the third largest land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl, despite being considerably shorter than the giraffe.
I am semi-aquatic, inhabiting rivers, lakes and West African mangrove swamps [3] where my territorial friends and I preside over a stretch of river and groups of 5 to 30 females and young. During the day we remain cool by staying in the water or mud; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water. We emerge at dusk to graze on grass. While we rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and we are not territorial on land.
Despite my physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, our closest living relatives are cetaceans (whales, porpoises, etc.) from which we diverged about 55 million years ago.
posted on 20/5/12
I tried a similar thing with Özil.
Didn't get very far.
posted on 20/5/12
Hippo!
posted on 20/5/12
Welcome to the Hazard Thread
posted on 20/5/12
He's a choking hazard to his Mrs
posted on 20/5/12
...... I'll allow it
posted on 20/5/12
Very informative article btw
posted on 20/5/12
Theres been so many I thought I would sum it all up into one comprehensive article!
posted on 20/5/12
No mention of the Richard Marx song?
posted on 20/5/12
posted on 20/5/12
Glad this article hasn't received 5 stars from all users. No need for it's creation when an official thread had already been posted.
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