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Protecting the pygmy hippo | Tunde Folawiyo

April 8, 2014 Editor Tunde Folawiyotunde folawiyo africatunde folawiyo film festivaltunde folawiyo london

The pygmy hippo is the diminutive cousin of the hippopotamus; native to West Africa, it is 50% shorter, and 75% lighter than its relative. These animals reside mainly in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and tend to spend most of their time around swamplands and dense forests. They have now been classified by […]

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