Information Hippos prefer slow moving streams, creeks, rivers, or lakes that are just deep enough so they can submerge. In order for a hippo to stay on the surface they have to paddle their 4-toed hooves! Many times the hippo will totally submerge underwater and walk along the bottom. Hippos are found in Africa. They range from central and southern Africa to western Africa; south of the Sahara Desert. They are mainly found along the Nile River Valley and in Game Parks and Reserves around Africa. Through the years, the hippo has begun to dimenish. Right now, the pygmy hippo (a smaller version of the common, or Nile, hippo) is endangered, and the common hippo, is coming close to being endangered. Many Africans hunt the hippo for it's ivory tusks. At one time, researchers were hunting the hippo just to kill it and study it from the inside.

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