River hippopotamus

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The river hippopotamus is the 3rd heaviest land mammal (after the elephant and white rhino). It has a bulky, barrel shaped body and a massive head with an enormous broad muzzle up to 50 cm wide. The neck is short and thick, with heavy folds of skin. Their skin is very thick, up to 3 inches in most places! The eyes are protruding and the small movab...