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Hippopotamus (other)
A hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous African mammal. Hippopotamus may also refer to: * ''Hippopotamus'' (album), a 2017 album by Sparks * ''Hippopotamus'' (genus) * Hippopotamus (hieroglyph), an Egyptian hieroglyph * Hippopotamus (restaurant), a French chain of grill restaurants * ''The Hippopotamus'', a 1994 novel by Stephen Fry ** ''The Hippopotamus'' (film), a 2017 film adaptation of the novel * Hippopotamus Defence, an opening strategy in chess See also * Hippo (other) * Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus, an extinct species * Hippopotamus antiquus or "European hippopotamus", an extinct species * Hippopotamus creutzburgi, an extinct species * Hippopotamus gorgops, an extinct species * Hippopotamus melitensis or "Maltese hippopotamus", an extinct species * Hippopotamus pentlandi or "Sicilian hippopotamus", an extinct species * Malagasy hippopotamus, several extinct species * Pygmy hippopotamus The pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo (''Choeropsis liberiensis'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (''Choeropsis liberiensis'' or ''Hexaprotodon liberiensis''). Its name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse" (). Aside from elephants and rhinos, the hippopotamus is the largest land mammal. It is also the largest extant land artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the hippopotamids are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.), from which they diverged about 55 million years ago. Hippos are recognisable for their barrel-shaped torsos, wide-opening mouths with large canine tusks, nearly hairless bodies, pillar-like legs, and large size: adults average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus Pentlandi
''Hippopotamus pentlandi'' is an extinct hippopotamus from Sicily. It arrived during the Pleistocene. It is the largest of the insular dwarf hippos known from the Pleistocene of the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa ..., "at most 20% smaller than the mainland forms". It was present in Sicily until at least the latest Middle Pleistocene around 120 kya. See also * Maltese hippopotamus * Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus * Cretan dwarf hippopotamus References External linksFerrara University MuseumPhoto of ''Hippopotamus pentlandi'' Extinct hippopotamuses Prehistoric mammals of Europe Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Messinian Fossil taxa described in 1832 {{italy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus Melitensis
''Hippopotamus melitensis'' is an extinct hippopotamus from Malta. It arrived after the Messinian salinity crisisHunt, Christopher O., Schembri, Patrick J.Quaternary Environments and Biogeography of the Maltese Islands, page 31, access in 13/03/2016 and lived during the Pleistocene. The absence of predators, and limited food supplies led to the dwarfing of the hippos. The majority of findings of this species are from Għar Dalam, a cave on Malta famous for its Pleistocene fossil deposits. See also * Sicilian hippopotamus * Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus * Cretan dwarf hippopotamus ''Hippopotamus creutzburgi'', the Cretan dwarf hippopotamus, is an extinct species of hippopotamus from the island of Crete. ''Hippopopotamus'' colonized Crete probably 800,000 years ago and lived there during the Middle Pleistocene. Bones of ''H ... References Extinct hippopotamuses Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Extinct mammals of Europe Messinian Fossil taxa described in 1902 {{malta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus Gorgops
''Hippopotamus gorgops'' is an extinct species of hippopotamus. It first appeared in Africa during the late Pliocene, and eventually migrated into Europe (where its fossils were first discovered) during the early Pleistocene. It became extinct during the Middle Pleistocene. Fossil records found at Ubeidiya, Israel suggested that they migrated out of Africa around 1.6 million years ago. Some have speculated that ''H. gorgops'' and '' H. behemoth'' are actually the same species given their similar sizes and where they have been found. Taxonomy With an estimated length of , a shoulder height of , and a weight of 3,900-4,500 kg (8,600-9,900 lb), ''H. gorgops'' was larger than its living relative, ''H. amphibius''. Another feature setting it apart from ''H. amphibius'' was the placement of its eyes. Modern hippos have eyes placed high on the skull The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, facial bones, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus Creutzburgi
''Hippopotamus creutzburgi'', the Cretan dwarf hippopotamus, is an extinct species of hippopotamus from the island of Crete. ''Hippopopotamus'' colonized Crete probably 800,000 years ago and lived there during the Middle Pleistocene. Bones of ''H. creutzburgi'' were found by Dorothea Bate on the Katharo plateau, in eastern Crete, in the 1900s.Bate, D.M.A., (1905): I. Four and a half months in Crete in search of Pleistocene mammalian remains. Geol. Mag. 2: 13-204. A similar species, the Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus (''Phanourios minor'') lived on the island of Cyprus until the Holocene. It was at least 20% smaller than either subspecies of Cretan hippo. See also * Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus *Hippopotamus melitensis *Hippopotamus pentlandi ''Hippopotamus pentlandi'' is an extinct hippopotamus from Sicily. It arrived during the Pleistocene. It is the largest of the insular dwarf hippos known from the Pleistocene of the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus Antiquus
''Hippopotamus antiquus'', sometimes called the European hippopotamus, is an extinct species of ''Hippopotamus'' that ranged across Europe during the Early and Middle Pleistocene. Chronology In Italy, the first appearance of the taxon is during the late Early Pleistocene, around 1.2 Ma, remains from Coste San Giacomo, suggested to date to around 2 Ma, have an uncertain stratigraphic context. ''H. antiquus'' first became widespread north of the Alps around 1.1 to 1 million years ago. The youngest confirmed remains of the taxon date to MIS 15, (621–563,000 years ago), but there are possibly later records dating to MIS 11 (424,000 to 374,000 years ago). Later records of ''Hippopotamus'' in continental Europe beginning in MIS 13 (~524,000-474,000 years ago), are believed to belong to the modern hippopotamus (''Hippopotamus amphibius''). Biology ''H. antiquus'' ranged from the Iberian Peninsula to the British Isles to the Rhine River to Greece."150 Years of Neanderthal Discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippo (other)
A hippo or hippopotamus is either of two species of large African mammal which live mainly in and near water: * Hippopotamus * Pygmy hippopotamus Hippo or Hippos may also refer to: Toponymy * The ancient city of Hippo Regius (modern Annaba, Algeria) * The ancient city of Hippo Diarrhytus (modern Bizerte, Tunisia) * Hippo, Kentucky * Hippos (Golan Heights), an archaeological site in the Israel–Syria DMZ Given names * Hippo (Greek woman), a Greek woman mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an example of chastity * Hippo (philosopher), a Presocratic Greek philosopher * Hippo Galloway (1882–1943), American-Canadian professional baseball player * Hippo, one of the mythical Oceanids * Hippo, one of the daughters of the mythical Thespius * Hippo, one of the mythical Amazons * Hippo, one of the Leuctrides * Hippo, a powerful gangster character in the 2015 Neill Blomkamp film '' Chappie'' Brand and product names * Hippo CMS, an open-source content management system * Hippo (Company), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus (album)
''Hippopotamus'' is the 23rd studio album by American rock group Sparks. It was released on September 8, 2017, through BMG Rights Management and The End Records, their first record issued on a major label for decades. Following the 2009 radio musical '' The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman'' and Sparks' subsequent collaboration with Franz Ferdinand in FFS, the release of ''Hippopotamus'' marked a return to the traditional Sparks format of "short, literate, witty pop songs", mixing elements from the band's various stylistic periods. ''Hippopotamus'' was met with critical acclaim, and entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 7, Sparks' first UK top-ten appearance in over 40 years. Background and recording Having spent much of the past decade working on two musicals, radio production ''The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman'' and the movie musical ''Annette'', a collaboration with French director Leos Carax, the Mael brothers set out to return to a more traditional song-oriented, rather than nar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippopotamus Defence
The Hippopotamus Defence refers to various irregular chess openings in which Black moves a number of pawns to the sixth , often developing pieces to the seventh rank, and does not move any pawns to the fifth rank in the opening. As an , it can also be utilized (albeit much less frequently) by White. Evaluation Chess master and author Fred Reinfeld once stated of it that "any expert player would dismiss Black's position as lost." Grandmaster Reuben Fine, one of the world's strongest players in the 1930s and 1940s, instructing his readers how to deal with such "Irregular Openings", wrote that "once a plus in development or center is set up, a well-conducted attack will decide." Reinfeld, who died in 1964, might have been surprised to see Black employing the same system of development successfully in the 1966 world championship match. There, Boris Spassky employed the same set-up, dubbed the "Hippopotamus" by commentators, in the 12th and 16th match games against World Champion T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hippopotamus (film)
''The Hippopotamus'' is a 2017 British film, adapted from Stephen Fry's 1994 novel of the same name. 1 June 2017 ''The Guardian www.theguardian.com'', accessed 19 December 2020 Filmed in 2015 under the direction of , the film chronicles a failed poet who is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles. 
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