Big game

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Group: Big game
Size class: Giant (300 kg+)
Family: Hippopotamidae

Range

Africa

Habitat

Wetland

Range

Countries it is found in

38 countries

Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo - Brazzaville
Congo - Kinshasa
Côte d’Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia

Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05

Field data

Tracks

A photograph of real sign left by Hippopotamus. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.

Track photo:le0p0ld_d CC BY

Cross-reference

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Same order (Artiodactyla)

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