hippos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

hippos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hippos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hippo [ˈhɪpəʊ, Am -oʊ] N inf

See also hippopotamus

hippopotamus <-es [or -mi]> [ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs, Am -ˈpɑ:t̬ə-] N

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For river hippos, it's a time of tension as hundreds of animals jostle for position in the remaining deep water channels.
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Plenty of fossil evidence has been discovered that shows mammoths, hippos, hyenas and rhinoceros once roamed thereabouts.
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Field studies have estimated that male pygmy hippos range over 1.85 km2, while the range of a female is between 0.4to(-)0.6 km2.
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The forests in which pygmy hippos live have been subject to logging, settling and conversion to agriculture, with little efforts made to make logging sustainable.
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Like many zoo animals, hippos were traditionally displayed in concrete exhibits.
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The pygmy hippos make up ca. 74% of the bones, followed by fish remains (25%) and birds, mainly bustards.
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There are many species of monkeys, and you then have things like pigmy hippos and forest giraffes.
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Hippos and whales shared a common semi-aquatic ancestor that branched off from other artiodactyls around.
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They also feed on dead hippos as a group, tolerating each other.
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Since the construction of the rhino exhibit, the pygmy hippos can only be viewed in their outdoor exhibits.
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