Many areas populated by hippos are officially protected, but enforcing these protections can be difficult - some areas are not protected at all. Chiefly, they are endangered by loss of habitat, conflict with humans over land, plus the threat of hunting the species is poached for its meat and the ivory found in their teeth. Males are 4 to 5m long and weigh between 15 kg, whereas females measure between 3.3 and 4.2m, and weight 1000 to 1500 kg. They are large, water dwelling animals with long protruding teeth, nostrils on the top of their snout, small ears and thick grey-brown skin. The common hippopotamus (or Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large mammal native to the rivers of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large African ungulate featured in the Standard Edition of Planet Zoo.
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