Pygmy+Hippopotamus

//Choeropisi liberiensis//
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 * The Pygmy Hippopatamus
 * //-Hexaprotodon liberiensis//
 * //Physical Decription//
 * //Bulky Body,and adult stands at 30- 32 at the shoulder height, about 59- 70 inches long.Weigh to about 350-600 lbs.//gray-brown, have leathery skin, with cheeks that are a little pink.
 * Behavior
 * They are mostly in the water so they do not get dehydrated. They stay in the water in herds.
 * Diet
 * Emerges into water at dusk for food. They are considered herbivores.They will eat fruit fallen from trees and grassess.
 * Reproduction
 * Maturity for the pygm hippopatamus occurs between 3 to 5 years old. Similar hippopatamus gives birth and mates only in the water. But they could also give birth on land.At birth pygmy hippos weigh 4.5-6.2kg(9.9-13.7lbs) with males weighing about 0.25kg more than female pygmy hippopatmus's.
 * Home Range
 * Are found in West Africa,Sierra Leone, and Guinea
 * Habitat
 * They live near rivers, swamps and forests
 * Added to species list
 * In 1979-1980 in Sierra Leone
 * Population Today
 * There were said to be 100 pygmy hippos left.
 * They are declining because of hunting and deforastation. Loss of food and space for habitat
 * To save my organism they are not doing as much as hunting and deforstaion.
 * Endangered Species Act
 * ESA is the most wide ranging. ESA is an organization to help protect endangered animals.