Product Description
Our realistic hippo replica is made of solid plastic by Safari, Ltd., one of the best names in plastic animals, its superior design and details make it a museum-quality collector's item. This sturdy, durable hippo is also excellent for use in school projects, dioramas, or even as a children's toy. It comes with an informational tag in French, Italian, Spanish, German, and English.
The common hippopotamus, or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.). The common hippopotamus inhabits rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps where they emerge at dusk to graze on grasses.
