Pygmy HippopotamusPygmy Hippopotamus(Choeropsis Liberiensis)(Choeropsis Liberiensis)

David Giglio David Giglio Buchmann, 1Buchmann, 1

StatisticsStatistics

Height: 2.5 – 3 ftHeight: 2.5 – 3 ft

Weight: 350 – 600 Weight: 350 – 600 lbslbs

Length: Length: (Head & Body) (Head & Body) 5 – 6 ft5 – 6 ft (Tail) (Tail) 6 in6 in

HabitatHabitat

Lowland rainforestLowland rainforest Forest/swamps of West AfricaForest/swamps of West Africa Most common in LiberiaMost common in Liberia

LifestyleLifestyle

NocturnalNocturnal ReclusiveReclusive HerbivoreHerbivore Eats plant material such as;Eats plant material such as;

roots, fruit, leaves, shootsroots, fruit, leaves, shoots

Population MapPopulation Map

PopulationPopulation

Danger of extinction due to habitat Danger of extinction due to habitat lossloss

Under-populated due to not breedingUnder-populated due to not breeding

Not breeding due to solitary livesNot breeding due to solitary lives

Works CitedWorks Cited

King, Judith: King, Judith: Wildlife Fact File. Wildlife Fact File. Pittsburg, PA.: Pittsburg, PA.: International Masters Publishers, International Masters Publishers, 19971997

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Hihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Hippopotamusppopotamus

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsianElephants/factpygmyhippo.cfmAsianElephants/factpygmyhippo.cfm

Pictures CitedPictures Cited

Slide 2:Slide 2:http://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/44557.jpghttp://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/44557.jpg

Slide 3:Slide 3:http://www.edgeofexistence.org/edgeblog/wp-content/http://www.edgeofexistence.org/edgeblog/wp-content/

uploads/2010/02/Pygmy_hippo-copyright-ZSL.jpguploads/2010/02/Pygmy_hippo-copyright-ZSL.jpgPopulation map:Population map:

http://http://www.ml.duke.edu/projects/hippos/pygmymap.htmlwww.ml.duke.edu/projects/hippos/pygmymap.html

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsianElephants/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsianElephants/factpygmyhippo_clip_image00.jpgfactpygmyhippo_clip_image00.jpg

http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20091003-http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20091003-hippo.jpghippo.jpg