'''Hippopotamuses''' (from the Greek for 'River Horse') are large herbivorous semi-aquatic African mammals, and the only four-toed [[ungulate]]s. Once living in northern Africa, the hippopotamus is now only found south of the Sahara. The hippopotamus may have been the [[behemoth]] mentioned in Job 40:15-24. The hippopotamus and pygmy hippopotamus are the only living species, a small number of extinct species are also known from fossils.
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'''Hippopotamuses''' (from the [[Greek]] for '[[River]] [[Horse]]') are large [[herbivore|herbivorous]] semi-[[aquatic]] [[African]] [[mammals]], and the only four-toed [[ungulate]]s. Once living in northern Africa, the hippopotamus is now only found south of the [[Sahara]]. The hippopotamus may have been the [[behemoth]] mentioned in [[Job]] 40:15-24. The hippopotamus and pygmy hippopotamus are the only living [[species]], a small number of [[extinct]] species are also known from [[fossils]].
[[Image:hippo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A hippo.]]
[[Image:hippo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A hippo.]]
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===Diet===
===Diet===
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A hippopotamus is a [[herbivore]], eating up to 150 pounds of grass in a night. They are able to regurgitate their food, chew it again as [[cud]], and then swallow it for digestion. Hippos have been known to attack crocodiles and humans. More people die from hippo attacks than from [[lion]]s.{{fact}}
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A hippopotamus is an [[herbivore]], eating up to 150 pounds of grass in a night. They are able to regurgitate their food, chew it again as [[cud]], and then swallow it for digestion. Hippos have been known to attack [[crocodile]]s and [[human]]s. More people die from hippo attacks than from [[lion]]s.{{fact}}