List of individual hippopotamids

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This is a list of individually notable hippopotamids, a taxonomic family containing two extant species: the common hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus.

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Common hippos

Obaysch in London Zoo, 1852 The Hippopotamus at the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park MET DP137203.jpg
Obaysch in London Zoo, 1852

Archaeological specimens

Intact

Pygmy hippos

Moo Deng in Khao Kheow Open Zoo, 2024 Moo deng hmuuedng (2024-09-14) - img.jpg
Moo Deng in Khao Kheow Open Zoo, 2024

See also

Notes

  1. Less than 127 bones. The complete skeleton has approximately 200 or more bones. [1] [2] [3]
  2. The remains were 122 bones which is less than the complete skeleton [1] [2] [3]

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