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b'The Hippopotamus is considered the second heaviest land mammal (7000 lb/3200 kg), behind elephants (13,000 lb/6000 kg). There is debate if it is the second or third largest land mammal since the rhinoceros (5000 lb/2300 kg) can stand taller at 6 feet (1.8 m) compared to a hippo at 5 feet (1.5 m) but not weigh quite as much.\\xa0 The ancient Greeks called the Hippopotamus the \\u2018River Horse.\\u2019 The name Hippopotamus can be broken down to hippo, meaning horse in ancient Greek, and potamus, meaning river in ancient Greek. These semi-aquatic mammals originated in the rivers, streams and lakes of the African Continent.\\n\\n\\nShow notes can be found HERE\\n\\n\\nPlease consider visiting our Patreon page\\xa0HERE.\\xa0\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'