🦛 Pygmy hippos are rare and native to West Africa, mainly found in Liberia main population, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Small numbers in Nigeria.
Pygmy Hippos Size: Around 1.5 to 1.75 feet tall at the shoulder, Weight: 180–275 kg are shy, solitary, mostly nocturnal.
🍃 Pygmy Hippos diet
🦛Pygmy hippos are herbivores, their diet includes Ferns and leaves, Fruits and roots, Shrubs and grasses.
🦛Pygmy hippos feed mostly at night and forage alone.
🦛Pygmy hippos don’t graze underwater like common hippos instead they walk through forests.
🌍 🦛 Pygmy Hippos sightings
- Sapo National Park – Liberia
Sapo park best place in the wild to see pygmy hippos, dense rainforest home to other rare species too.
- Tai National Park – Ivory Coast
Tai Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, guided wildlife tours may include pygmy hippo sightings.
- Zoos & Wildlife Parks for sightings pygmy hippos
Pygmy hippos are kept and bred in zoos for conservation, notable places include –
🌐 🦛North America
San Diego Zoo, California, USA
Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio, USA
Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D.C.
🌐 🦛 Europe
London Zoo, UK
Berlin Zoo, Germany
ZooParc de Beauval, France
🌐 🦛Asia
Singapore Zoo
Beijing Zoo, China
🌐 🦛Australia
Melbourne Zoo, Victoria
Conservation Status
IUCN Status: Endangered
Threats: Deforestation, habitat loss, hunting
Estimated wild population: Fewer than 2,500 individuals