Additionally, hippos are poached for their meat and ivory (found in their teeth), further impacting their populations. Currently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

In times of food scarcity, they have been known to consume aquatic plants and, occasionally, hippo meat. Yep, sometimes hippos will scavenge the carcasses of other animals and even engage in ...

where it has been butchered and its meat given to those in local community. “We are a town of fishermen and farmers and this hippo has made many to stop going out due to fear of an attack ...

This iconic species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, drought, poaching and the international demand for hippo parts, including teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat. “Hippos are one the ...