Comments on: River Horses

By: WCS Wild View

WCS Wild View — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:16:34 +0000

Thanks so much, AJ. It is great to hear from another fan of hippos. Here’s another link on hippos – an historical post about these cool animals at WCS’s Bronx Zoo. https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/02/15/looking-back-at-hippos/

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:54:39 +0000

WOW! I didn’t know that hippos are mostly found in Zambia! Every month, my church does this organization to help this girl named Grace in Zambia get the essential things she needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter, health, education, and be able to go to church! I LOOOOVE hippos beyond what anyone of you could imagine. I have made websites dedicated to them, my wallpapers are hippos…ETC. Without hippos…omgosh…I don’t like thinking about that…GO HIPPOS!!! Thank you for this website! If anyone else has ANY other websites about hippos, reply to this! Thanks!!! 🙂

By: Julie Larsen Maher

Julie Larsen Maher — Thu, 15 May 2014 12:12:05 +0000

In addition to Zambia, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists several other Eastern African countries that have the largest numbers of common hippos including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique. They form the conservation stronghold for this species. Of the 29 countries in which hippos are found, confirmed population declines have been reported in half.

By: Kristen Avery

Kristen Avery — Tue, 13 May 2014 20:08:33 +0000

Where are the biggest populations of hippos located besides Zambia?

By: Julie Larsen Maher

Julie Larsen Maher — Mon, 12 May 2014 21:39:33 +0000

Hippos’ canine teeth grow to 20 inches in length. They use their teeth for many things from feeding to fighting. Unfortunately, the size of their teeth makes them a target for the ivory trade like African elephants.

By: Jan Kaderly

Jan Kaderly — Wed, 07 May 2014 11:08:20 +0000

Now this is something I have never appreciated: a hippos teeth. Truly bizarre. They seem randomly placed on the upper gum and the lower “tusks” are huge. Its always hard to tell on a photo, how large do they get?

By: Craig Piper

Craig Piper — Fri, 02 May 2014 13:53:01 +0000

Great action shot Julie. One of my favorite species photographed in one of my favorite places to hang out with hippos – the Luangwa River.

By: Lisa Jaycox

Lisa Jaycox — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:37:59 +0000

What a picture! Thanks for sharing your experiences in Zambia, Julie. I can imagine how loud my heart would be thumping, hearing hippo bellies brush past my tent…