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[|Hippopotamus/ river horse.] The [|Hippopotamus] is with its little baby in this picture. The hippo is an herbivore. This means that it onl y eats plants no meat. The types of things this animal likes to eat are short grasses and minimal aquatic plants. The hippo, if its hungry enough, will eat almost any plant available to them. Hippos are usually found in rivers and lakes in Sub Saharan Africa. As of right now the hippo is an endangered species. There have been many different types of hippos that have become extinct. The causes for the decline in population would be that there has been a loss of access to fresh water and there is a lot of poaching. There are many different companies that are trying to help stop the decline of the hippo species. These businesses would be Bui National Park survey in Ghana, Conservation of the Pygmy Hippo in Lesto- Senkwehn Rivershell Forces of South Eastern Uberia, Common hippos,keystone species in, Okavango Delta, Botswana, and IUCN. All of these companies are helping with the prevention of hippos becoming extinct. In 1994 the Hippo Amphibious was at a lower risk and the Hippo amphibious Tschandensis was vulnerable. In 2004 the Hippo Amphibious was at a vulnerable state and the Hippo Amphibious Tschandensis had no change from 1994. In 1994 the Liberian Hippo was vulnerable and the Nigerian Hippo was critically endangered.In 2004 the Liberian Hippo was endangered and the Nigerian Hippo had no change from 1994. Scientists are unsure about what the future holds for these animals. They are hoping that with the amount of companies trying to prevent extinction that the population level will rise over time. The biggest scare for the hippo would be it losing its habitat. The Pygmy hippos are being protected and are trying to be saved from extinction. There are still people that end up finding these Pygmy hippos and they kill them. Scientists are trying to preserve as many Pygmy hippos they can find.