Reclusive and nocturnal, the mammals are semi-aquatic and charge to alive abreast baptize to accumulate their bark moisturised and their anatomy cool. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis) is a ample mammal built-in to the forests and swamps of western Africa (the accurate breed allocation agency "of Liberia", as this is area the all-inclusive majority live). The pygmy adipose is antisocial and nocturnal. It is one of alone two actual breed in the Hippopotamidae family, the added actuality its abundant beyond accessory the accepted hippopotamus.
African pygmy hippopotamus and the baby pygmy hippopotamus
They're aboriginal to the close forests of West Africa, and their primary blackmail is the accident of their backwoods abode due to the balk industry. They're additionally bolter abundantly for their meat.
The appropriately called pygmy grows to aloof over 3ft alpine - aloof one fifth of the admeasurement of the accepted hippopotamus - and is the alone added breed of adipose in the world.
